Crime ·Drama ·Mystery · United States of America · 1917 · 50m

Thou Shalt Not Steal

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Director
William Nigh
Cast
Virginia Pearson as Mary Bruce Claire Whitney as Madeleine Eric Mayne as Henry Bruce Mathilde Brundage as Mrs. Bruce John Goldsworthy as Lord Haverford Robert Elliott as Roger Benton
Crew
Joseph Ruttenberg — Director of Photography Émile Gaboriau — Story
Synopsis

Mary Bruce is wooed by Lord Haverford but loves Roger Benton, her father's secretary. To finalize his marriage proposal, Lord Haverford offers her father a large sum of money and, being low on funds, Mr. Bruce accepts it, then places it in a safe. Horrified by her father's actions, Mary steals the cash from the safe that night, but on her way out is overcome by another thief whose wrist she bites in the ensuing tussle.

Key Collaborators
William Nigh Director Joseph Ruttenberg Director of Photography Émile Gaboriau Story
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