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The Banker's Daughters (1910)
Short | 16 min | Short, Drama

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The Banker's Daughters (1910)

Short | 16 min | Short, Drama

The crook is ever possessed of an clement of subtlety and inventive ingenuity, which, if exercised in worthy efforts would be highly commendable. Fate, however, always ethical, is unceasingly conspiring against a successful consummation of...See moreThe crook is ever possessed of an clement of subtlety and inventive ingenuity, which, if exercised in worthy efforts would be highly commendable. Fate, however, always ethical, is unceasingly conspiring against a successful consummation of his sinister efforts. The apparent wealth in the suburban home of banker Mr. C.W. Bourne, has excited the cupidity of three members of the underworld. They therefore concoct a scheme to gain an entrance. First: learn the layout of the house; they do this by disguising one of their number as a messenger and delivering a fake package to the house. He reports to his comrades, and entering a large trunk, the other two dress as expressmen to deliver it with human contents. But they also need to get the banker, widower father of two daughters, out of the way, so they send the following telegram: "Come to New York at once. Big shortage. Cashier has committed suicide. Coulter." At the time of the arrival of this telegram, the banker is presenting his younger daughter, who has been ill, with a beautiful diamond necklace. This little surprise he effects to lift the girl's spirits. Of course, he is loath to leave, particularly as the men servants are off for the evening. Still, the message is urgent and seems plausible, so he goes. Shortly after his departure, the trunk is delivered, and though there is some question, his older daughter receives it into the reception room, thinking it another of her father's surprises, she not knowing what had called him away so suddenly. The invalid sister is resting in the room next to the reception room, while the sister is in the reception room admiring her sister's present before a mirror. Suddenly she sees the reflection of a hand protruding from the trunk, which is now slightly open. The man inside hears her move and the hand is drawn back. She pretends not to notice this occurrence while hurriedly writing a note to Martha, the maid, dispatching her little niece, who happens to be in the room at this moment. This note reads: "There is a robber in the room. Telephone for police and keep quiet." As the child passes through the adjoining room, the invalid sister insists upon seeing the note and after a parley gets it. Rushing to the telephone, she calls the police headquarters. The desk man is dozing, and it is with difficulty she makes him answer and understand. When he does, he acts quickly, sending four officers on a mad rush to the Bourne mansion. Meanwhile, a thrilling scene is being enacted in the reception room. The man having gotten out of the trunk, renders the girl helpless, admits his accomplices and the three are ransacking the place when the police enter and capture them. At this moment the father returns, hiving found the message a trick, so the little family is thankful that nothing more serious has happened than the shaking up on their nerves. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
Verner Clarges C.W. Bourne - The Banker C.W. Bourne - The Banker See fewer	A Yorkshire School (1910)
Stephanie Longfellow Alice Bourne Alice Bourne See fewer	The Better Way (1909)
Dorothy West Martha Bourne - The Banker's Older Daughter Martha Bourne - The Banker's Older Daughter See fewer	The Guerrilla (1908)
Anthony O'Sullivan First Criminal First Criminal See fewer	The Monument (1913)
Henry B. Walthall Second Criminal Second Criminal See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Edward Dillon Third Criminal Third Criminal See fewer	The Dice Woman (1926)
Alfred Paget The Butler The Butler See fewer	Intolerance (1916)
Clara T. Bracy The Maid The Maid See fewer	Wilful Peggy (1910)
George Nichols The Police Sergeant The Police Sergeant See fewer	The Flirt (1922)
John T. Dillon Policeman (as Jack Dillon) Policeman (as Jack Dillon) See fewer	Seven Days (1914)
Gladys Egan Actress Actress See fewer	The Adventures of Dollie (1908)
Frank Evans Policeman Policeman See fewer	His Wife's Sweethearts (1910)
Robert Harron Messenger (unconfirmed) Messenger (unconfirmed) See fewer	Intolerance (1916)
Guy Hedlund Policeman Policeman See fewer	Hungry Happy's Dream (1916)
Dell Henderson Policeman Policeman See fewer	Show People (1928)
Vivian Prescott The Banker's Youngest Daughter (unconfirmed) The Banker's Youngest Daughter (unconfirmed) See fewer	The Open Road (1912)