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The Tell-Tale Message (1912)
Short | Short, Drama

The Tell-Tale Message (1912)

Short | Short, Drama

Two sisters, hearing of robberies in the neighborhood, decide to take their valuables to the residence of Newman, a banker, for safe-keeping. The banker is obliging and places the money and jewelry in his safe. That same evening Newman ...See moreTwo sisters, hearing of robberies in the neighborhood, decide to take their valuables to the residence of Newman, a banker, for safe-keeping. The banker is obliging and places the money and jewelry in his safe. That same evening Newman gives his valet permission to visit his home overnight. While the servant is away, Newman plots with his lodgekeeper to rob the safe, it being his plan to give out the report that burglars have broken in. The valet, arriving home, finds his folks are away. He therefore returns to Newman's and quietly enters the house while the robber is at work. He grapples with the thief but he escapes, leaving behind one of his coat buttons. The next morning the sisters are advised of the robbery and being dissatisfied with Newman's explanation, they employ a detective to make an investigation. The valet shows the button he has secured, which furnishes a clue as the detective notices that one of the lodgekeeper's coat buttons is missing, and the accomplice is arrested. Fearing the lodgekeeper will expose him, Newman writes a warning note and places it in an egg. When a basket of food is brought to the prisoner, the detective examines the egg, locates the message, and brings the unscrupulous banker to justice. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Earle Foxe Robert Boardman - The Detective / James Ruthven - The Banker's Valet Robert Boardman - The Detective / James Ruthven - The Banker's Valet See fewer	Hangman's House (1928)
Hazel Neason The Gatekeeper's Daughter The Gatekeeper's Daughter See fewer	The Garden of Fate (1910)
Stuart Holmes Adolph Newman - The Banker Adolph Newman - The Banker See fewer	The Man Who Laughs (1928)
Lawrence Wood Peter - The Gatekeeper Peter - The Gatekeeper See fewer	Madame Butterfly (1915)