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Original Title :
The Sneak
Genre :
Movie / Drama / Short
Year :
1913
Directror :
Edmund Lawrence
Cast :
Alice Joyce,Tom Moore,Jack Pickford
Type :
Movie
Rating :
6.9/10
The Sneak (1913) Online

Harry Willis, finding that Elise Dupont does not favor his suit, determines to gain her consent through her young and irresponsible brother, John. John is flattered by the older man's consideration and when Willis invites the boy to accompany him to a gambling resort, he readily accepts. John loses his money and accepts an I. O. U. proffered by the proprietor. The incident is discovered by Arthur Ballard, a straightforward young man, who stands high in the estimation of Elise, and who hopes to win her hand. Ballard secretly purchases the obligation from the proprietor, hut is arrested when the place is raided. Next day he is publicly disgraced and Elise's father forbids him from entering the house. Willis now believes that his plan is on a fair way to succeed. Again he induces John to visit the resort and this time Willis gives the boy his personal I. O. U. A few days later he insists upon payment and suggests that John take the money from his father's safe. When burglars enter the ...
Cast overview:
Alice Joyce Alice Joyce - Elise Dupont
Tom Moore Tom Moore - Arthur Ballard
Jack Pickford Jack Pickford - John - Elise's Brother
Stephen Purdee Stephen Purdee - Harry Willis
Adelaide Lawrence Adelaide Lawrence - Dolly - Elise's Sister


User reviews

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In some ways this picture is the most artistic offering of today, but it has some astonishingly weak places and doesn't hold together. Its best quality is quiet, restrained, sensible acting, while its sets and photography are perfect. It held well until its villain (Stephen Purdee) said to the heroine (Alice Joyce): "Your brother (Jack Pickford) is a thief, and unless you marry me I'll expose him." The hero is Tom Moore. - The Moving Picture World, May 3, 1913