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Betsy's Burglar
Betsy's Burglar

Betsy's Burglar

A drama of mystery and adventure -- of plot and counterplot -- of love triumphant.

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RomanceComedy

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Betsy Harlow is a hard-working maid in a boarding house. Her dream. however, is to be a detective, a dream she shares with her boyfriend Oscar, a delivery boy for a local grocer. One day a mysterious character named Harry Brent takes a room at the boarding house. Harry, seeing that Betsy is falling for his rather shady charms, persuades her to help him get a box of jewels owned by the Jaspers, an elderly couple who lives across the hall. It turns out that Harry is not quite who he seems; neither, however, are the Jaspers.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

50 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

04 March 1917

Country

United States of America

Cast

Constance Talmadge

Constance Talmadge

Betsy Harlow

Kenneth Harlan

Kenneth Harlan

Harry Brent

Monte Blue

Monte Blue

Victor Gilpin

Joseph Singleton

Joseph Singleton

Jasper Dunn

Josephine Crowell

Josephine Crowell

Mrs. Dunn

Clyde E. Hopkins

Clyde E. Hopkins

Oscar Schlitz (as Clyde Hopkins)

Hal Wilson

Hal Wilson

James

Kate Bruce

Kate Bruce

Mrs. Randall

Elmo Lincoln

Elmo Lincoln

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