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  • For Professional Reasons (1915)
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For Professional Reasons (1915)
Short | Short, Drama
Pico is a gangster and has promised his sister, Georgia, who works in the public library, that he is going to quit his lawless life. One night Pico hurriedly enters Georgia's room at the library and leaves a note telling her he intends to ...See morePico is a gangster and has promised his sister, Georgia, who works in the public library, that he is going to quit his lawless life. One night Pico hurriedly enters Georgia's room at the library and leaves a note telling her he intends to finish up some work and may have to leave town. She suspects his purpose and hurriedly prepares to follow him. Duvall, a young physician, is a firm friend of Clay, the county attorney, and one night, while Clay and his sister, Amelia, who is in love with Duvall, are visiting the latter the talk turns to gangsters and the remark is passed that "once a criminal, always a criminal." Pico and his gang, meanwhile, have met a hostile gang and have a battle royal. Georgia hears the firing, and running into the scene, discovers her brother entrenched behind a barrel. She wrenches his gun from him and one of the opponents shoots and seriously wounds her. Pico takes his unconscious sister to Dr. Duvall, who removes the bullet. Pico, by his actions, has aroused the doctor's suspicion, and he is calling up the county attorney when Pico confronts him and in a hard voice asks him if he thinks his action is exactly professional. The physician realizes his breach and hangs up, without getting his party. In the days that follow, Georgia makes quick recovery. Amelia and her brother call during her convalescence and are introduced to her. Amelia immediately sees the physician's interest in the girl is more than friendly, and her jealousy is aroused. She determines to blacken the girl's character in such a way that it will cause a break between the two. While standing near the mantel she slips some of Duvall's heirlooms into her purse and takes them with her when she leaves. Georgia falls in love with the doctor, but believes he will never come to care for her, and so determines to leave secretly. Just as she is slipping out of the door, Duvall confronts her. Duvall in the meantime has missed the heirlooms and on the previous day remembered showing these and many others to the girl. She had taken quite an interest in them, and he suspects that she, being the sister of a gangster, took them. He accuses her, but she denies the charge. Georgia returns home to Pico and tells of the theft. Pico had observed the attitude of Amelia on one of her visits to the doctor's office and suspects her. That night he slips into Amelia's room and finds the heirlooms. On a sudden impulse he calls his sister up and has just told her where he is when confronted by Clay with a revolver. Georgia, getting no answer, suspects something wrong and hurries to the county attorney's house, where she finds her brother about to be placed under arrest. She pleads for his freedom, but in vain. Clay is surprised to know he is the brother of Georgia and calls Duvall to enjoy the joke with him. Amelia has heard of the arrest and hurries down to her brother's office to get the trinkets if possible. Duvall arrives, and at sight of Georgia's grief he also asks Clay to release Pico. Clay refuses and tells them he saw Pico steal the jewels with his own eyes. Duvall, looking closer, recognizes them, and finally the true meaning of it dawns on him and he turns to Amelia, who breaks down and confesses. Pico is released. Duvall then begs Georgia's pardon, and in the last scene of all the doctor and his former patient are clasped in each other's arms. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Burton L. King
Writer
Harvey Gates (scenario)
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Updated Sep 1, 1915
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Sep 1, 1915 (United States)

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Seymour Zeliff's primary photo
Seymour Zeliff
Pico - a Gangster Pico - a Gangster   See fewer
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Jean Taylor
Georgia - Pico's Sister Georgia - Pico's Sister   See fewer
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Wilfred Rogers
Dr. John Duvall (as Mr. Rogers) Dr. John Duvall (as Mr. Rogers)   See fewer
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Ernest Clay - the County Attorney Ernest Clay - the County Attorney   See fewer
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Amelia - Ernest's Sister Amelia - Ernest's Sister   See fewer
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