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A Dash for Liberty (1913)
Short | 22 min | Short, Drama

A Dash for Liberty (1913)

Short | 22 min | Short, Drama

John Field, head bookkeeper of the First National Bank, and in charge of the safe deposit vaults, was rather a rapid young man. His associates of a like caliber, have given him evil suggestions, and he, acting upon them, steals, not only ...See moreJohn Field, head bookkeeper of the First National Bank, and in charge of the safe deposit vaults, was rather a rapid young man. His associates of a like caliber, have given him evil suggestions, and he, acting upon them, steals, not only from the bank funds, but from the deposit boxes, of which be secures duplicate keys. He attempts to cover up his irregularities, but it is found out by an old German customer who has a safe deposit box. He informs the president of the bank, who immediately sets the wheels of the law in motion to find out the defaulter. He secures Mary Ryan, an expert detective, who "ropes" the impressionable young man, and he, fascinated by her, informs her that he is leaving, that evening, and asks her to come with him. She agrees. They part to prepare for the journey. She immediately informs the bank president, who secures two plain clothes men. Field, coming to the station, sees them talking, takes alarm and seeing another engine standing on a siding, determines to make his getaway. In his youth his father was an engineer, and he learned how to run an engine. The female detective and the two plain clothes men, with the assistance of the bank president, give chase after discovering his departure and capture him. The feminine in the girl detective asserts itself after a strenuous jump from the engine and she realizes that she is going to faint, but first locks one handcuff on the captive and one on herself, and immediately afterwards falls unconscious. Field, the culprit, who has been knocked unconscious, regains his senses and realizes the situation. He carries the girl with him to what he deems a place of safety, but is overtaken by the plain clothes men and the banker, where womanlike, she comes to long enough to inform the bank president that she guesses she fainted, but she got him. The bank president, whose admiration had previously been strongly augmented, now shows his love for the girl and clasps her in his arms. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Romaine Fielding John Field - the Head Bookkeeper John Field - the Head Bookkeeper See fewer	Hiawanda's Cross (1913)
Mary Ryan Mary Ryan - the Little Pinkerton Mary Ryan - the Little Pinkerton See fewer	Stop Thief! (1915)
Robyn Adair The Bank President The Bank President See fewer	The Making of Bob Mason's Wife (1917)

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