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  • The Man with the Limp (1917)
  • Short | 10 min | Short, Mystery
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The Man with the Limp (1917)
Short | 10 min | Short, Mystery
Grant, police reporter, saves little Billy from being run over by an automobile and takes him to his mother, Marie Le Blanc, in their room in a poor tenement. He is surprised when Marie suddenly shoves him in a closet. He hears footsteps ...See moreGrant, police reporter, saves little Billy from being run over by an automobile and takes him to his mother, Marie Le Blanc, in their room in a poor tenement. He is surprised when Marie suddenly shoves him in a closet. He hears footsteps of a man with a limp and then the words, "Be ready to light out this afternoon." The man leaves, and Marie begs Grant not to ask any questions. Returning to the office, Grant is assigned to interview Colonel Smithton, whose house was robbed. He meets the colonel's daughter, Ethel, and her fiancé, Count Leone, and discovers footprints outside the window which shows that the robber was a man using a crutch. Grant returns to the tenement to investigate his clue. Marie admits the man with the limp is her husband. She hears him coming again, and shoves Grant into the closet. But Grant accidentally makes a noise. The man hears it, forces Grant to come out and ties him up. Then accusing his wife of treachery, he ties her to a chair. He takes Billy and leaves. Grant manages to free himself and release Marie. She tells him that her husband planned to leave on the three o'clock boat for South America. Grant reaches the pier, lassos the mast of the steamer and swings on board. He is brought to the room engaged by the man described by Grant and is astounded when Count Leone walks out. Billy runs up and exclaims, "Come and look at the water, daddy." Grant then understands. Colonel Smithton's jewels are found on the Count, and he is place under arrest, while Grant takes little Billy back to his mother. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Robert Ellis
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Updated Oct 27, 1917
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Oct 27, 1917 (United States)

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5 cast members
Name Known for
George Larkin
Tom Grant - Police Reporter Tom Grant - Police Reporter   See fewer
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Ollie Kirby
Marie Le Blanc (as Ollie Kirkby) Marie Le Blanc (as Ollie Kirkby)   See fewer
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Harry Gordon
Count Leone Count Leone   See fewer
Grant, Police Reporter (1916)
Cyril Courtney
Colonel Smithton Colonel Smithton   See fewer
Grant, Police Reporter (1916)
Mrs. Welsh
Ethel Smithton Ethel Smithton   See fewer
Grant, Police Reporter (1916)
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