The Silk Lined Burglar (1919)
Gentleman crook Boston Blackie answers a want ad for an expert safecracker placed by Doris Macon, who claims a moral right to the safe's contents. She hires Blackie, and they break into the house where the safe is kept. Blackie blows up the safe just as owner Captain von Hoffmeier returns home. Doris disappears with papers from inside the safe, while Blackie takes phonograph records, which, when played with a special needle, reveal secrets that implicate von Hoffmeier as a German political spy.
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Priscilla DeanDoris Macon
Ashton Dearholt
Sam De GrasseBoston Blackie
Sam AppelMichael Delano
Lillian WestMary
Fred KelseyCapt. von HoffmeierKeywords
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What is The Silk Lined Burglar about?
Gentleman crook Boston Blackie answers a want ad for an expert safecracker placed by Doris Macon, who claims a moral right to the safe's contents. She hires Blackie, and they break into the house where the safe is kept. Blackie blows up the safe just as owner Captain von Hoffmeier returns home. Doris disappears with papers from inside the safe, while Blackie takes phonograph records, which, when played with a special needle, reveal secrets that implicate von Hoffmeier as a German political spy.
How long is The Silk Lined Burglar?
The Silk Lined Burglar has a runtime of 60 minutes.