The Virtuous Thief
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The Virtuous Thief is a 1919
silent
drama film
directed by Fred Niblo
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1919 in film
The year 1919 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Fred Niblo
Fred Niblo
Fred Niblo was an American pioneer film actor, director and producer.-Biography:He was born Frederick Liedtke in York, Nebraska, to a French mother and a father who had served as a captain in the American Civil War and was wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg...
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Cast
- Enid BennettEnid Bennett-Career:Born in York, Western Australia, Bennett started her film acting career in 1916, first starring in Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford, with two other films that same year...
- Shirley Armitage - Niles WelchNiles WelchNiles Welch, also known as Niles Welsh, was an American performer on Broadway, and a leading man in a number of silent and early talking motion pictures from the early 1910s through the 1930s....
- Bobbie Baker - Lloyd HughesLloyd HughesLloyd Hughes was an American silent film actor.-Life and career:Born in Bisbee, Arizona, Hughes received his education at the Los Angeles Polytechnic School. He sought a career as an actor early in life, and his clean-cut appearance and ability soon gained him recognition...
- Dick Armitage - Willis Marks - Major Jefferson Armitage
- William ConklinWilliam ConklinWilliam Conklin , was an American actor. He appeared in 85 silent era motion pictures between 1913 and 1929.He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:...
- Walter Haskell - Dorcas Matthews - Mrs. Haskell
- Lucille YoungLucille YoungLucille Young was a French actress of the early silent film era.Young was born Lucia Medina in Lyon, France, appearing in vaudeville on American stage prior to moving to Hollywood to pursue a career in the pioneering days of early film making...
- Amie Renault - Andrew RobsonAndrew RobsonAndrew Robson is an English professional bridge player, writer and teacher. He is a British and English international. Robson is the bridge columnist for The Times and The Sunday Times...
- Police Captain