Comedy ·Drama · United States of America · 1912 · 20m

The Three Valises

Director

Cast

Charles Clary as Jim Allen / William Harrington Lafe McKee as Pittsburg Sam - the Burglar Lillian Leighton as Mrs. Reilly - the Housekeeper Capitola Holmes as Nellie Reilly - the Housekeeper's Daughter Mac Barnes as Police Sergeant Kenney

Crew

Abraham Mann — Writer

Synopsis

Jim Allen accidentally finds a valise full of burglars' tools. At the same time he discovers that he has fallen heir to a $10,000 legacy. In order to secure the legacy he must be in a distant city on the following day. Being hard up, he decides to borrow the necessary carfare from his double, an unscrupulous broker named Harrington.

Mood & Themes

farce

Key Collaborators

Richard Garrick Director Abraham Mann Writer

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