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The Girl from Chicago (1916)
Short | Short, Drama

The Girl from Chicago (1916)

Short | Short, Drama

The Chief of Police was beginning to worry about his job. There had been a number of mysterious robberies, and a failure to recover the loot caused anger among the victims. Finally a number of them, headed by Grayson, the banker, called ...See moreThe Chief of Police was beginning to worry about his job. There had been a number of mysterious robberies, and a failure to recover the loot caused anger among the victims. Finally a number of them, headed by Grayson, the banker, called upon the Chief and offered a large reward on their own account for the capture of the criminal "Man Higher Up," for it was generally agreed that the gang had a resourceful leader. That same evening a number of patrons of a quiet restaurant were laughing over the newspaper article telling of the reward. These patrons were members of the gang of criminals, as was the proprietor of the place. A young girl, a stranger to all the patrons, entered and took a seat at a vacant table. As she did so, one of the diners noticed that she patted her hat with her left hand. It was the hailing sign of the gang, but, the man reasoned, it might have been given by accident. Yet he tried her out, and found, to his satisfaction, that she "was one of them." She was from Chicago, she said, and the signals had been given by a celebrated crook there. Within a short time the "Girl from Chicago" was accepted as a member in good standing. She added to her reputation by a daring escape from a pawn shop when placed under arrest on suspicion. Then "The Man" came into her life. "The Man" was a wealthy young philanthropist, with a fad for reforming criminals. He helped "The Girl" to escape, and asked her to reform. She promised to do so. A Baroness with a magnificent necklace was to be a guest at a reception in the home of Mrs. Scott, and "The Girl from Chicago" was placed there as the "Buttons," whose duty it was to stand at the door and admit callers. Another member of the gang, disguised as a servant, secured the necklace of the Baroness and passed it to her. Before she could escape, however, she and her accomplice were taken in charge by a plainclothes man. He discovered that The Girl was in disguise, and asked Mrs. Scott and one of the maids to search her. While they were doing so, she escaped, but finding the house surrounded by policemen, she hid in a limousine. It happened that this was the car of the philanthropist who had befriended her before, and she got away in safety. At first the young millionaire declared he would turn her over to the police, but relented, and let her go. He also gave her his card, asking her to call for him if she got into fresh trouble and he would try to aid her. This second adventure increased the standing of The Girl from Chicago, and she was finally taken before the head of the band and told that she would be accepted henceforth as one of the Inner Circle. The following day, however, she was in jail, and there the rich young man saw her. While they were talking, a message was brought and she was taken before the Chief of Police, The Man going with her. In the office of the Chief were gathered the persons who had subscribed to the reward, and as The Girl from Chicago entered, the Chief announced that the head of the gang was in the room. There was surprise for a moment and it grew as The Girl stopped in front of Banker Grayson, the head of the committee. He was a crook, and "The Girl," a clever young detective. While the banker was being led to a cell, "The Man" asked "The Girl" to be his wife, and she answered in the affirmative. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Gladys Hulette The Girl from Chicago The Girl from Chicago See fewer	Her New York (1917)
George Marlo The Boy The Boy See fewer	The Mill on the Floss (1915)
J.H. Gilmour Mr. Grayson - the Banker Mr. Grayson - the Banker See fewer	The Unfortunate Marriage (1917)
Hector Dion The Butler The Butler See fewer	King Lear (1916)
Yale Benner The Crook The Crook See fewer	Vanity Fair (1915)