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Queen of the Band (1915)
Short | Short, Drama

Queen of the Band (1915)

Short | Short, Drama

Zoah, queen of a band of crooks, receives word from one of her agents abroad, telling her that a priceless Kaffire diamond has been shipped to the firm of J. Jacard and Son, in New York City. That night she and her band lay plans to obtain...See moreZoah, queen of a band of crooks, receives word from one of her agents abroad, telling her that a priceless Kaffire diamond has been shipped to the firm of J. Jacard and Son, in New York City. That night she and her band lay plans to obtain the gem. The next day Jack Lyle and Ethel Dawn, two of Zoah's accomplices, arrive at Jacquard's and ask to be shown antique lockets. Fred Watson, a third accomplice, dressed as a messenger boy, arrives at the window of the store and awaits a signal. After looking at lockets, Lyle asks to be shown diamonds, "big ones." The clerk shows the stones but they do not satisfy them. He then sends for the proprietor, who orders the Kaffire diamond brought from the safe. This is the signal for the two crooks to get busy. Dawn engages Jacard in conversation, while Lyle opens one of the lockets and leaves it on the table. The clerk returns with the most precious stone of them all. Dawn gives the signal to the waiting Watson. The disguised crook enters with a message for the owner of the store, bumps into Lyle, and knocks the diamond on the floor. During the confusion, Lyle slips the Kaffire stone into the open locket. When the diamond is discovered to be missing, Dawn and Lyle are searched, but nothing is discovered on them. Mr. Jacard and the clerk believe that the messenger boy has had something to do with the disappearance of the diamond, and suspicion is removed from the couple. Dawn and Lyle return to Zoah and give her a description of the locket in which the diamond is hidden. Next day the queen of the band goes to the jewelers, discovers the right locket and purchases it. As Zoah leaves the store, she meets Ramar, the great detective. He recognizes her as a crook he had met in London, and immediately connects the robbery of the Kaffire with her. He follows her car at a discreet distance, and discovers her residence. Then he returns to Jacard's and asks to be shown a duplicate of the jewelry purchased by the woman. On seeing the cavity in the locket similar to the one she purchased, he surmises that the diamond was carried away in Zoah's purchase. Ramar forges a letter, supposedly from the owner of the house in which Zoah's band lives, which permits him to enter it to do some paper hanging. In disguise, the detective and his assistant overhear conversation through a crack in the library door which incriminates the gang. Unfortunately for them, the curtain pole falls, with the heavy curtains on it, exposing the listening detectives. The two men are unable to escape. Zoah binds and gags them, but they are saved from a horrible fate to which the heartless leader of the thieves had planned to submit them, by the arrival of the police. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Adoni Fovieri Zoah - Queen of the Band Zoah - Queen of the Band See fewer	For Love of Mary Ellen (1915)
Frank Bennett Jack Lyle Jack Lyle See fewer	Intolerance (1916)
Gladys Field Ethel Dawn Ethel Dawn See fewer	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (II) (1920)
John McDermott Fred Watson (as Jack McDermott) Fred Watson (as Jack McDermott) See fewer	The Love Thief (1926)
Phil Gastrock Ed Cook Ed Cook See fewer	Too Much Johnson (1919)
George Walsh Ramar - the Detective Ramar - the Detective See fewer	A Manhattan Knight (1920)
O.V. MacDiarmid Roy West - Ramar's Assistant Roy West - Ramar's Assistant See fewer	The Double Crossing of Slim (1915)
John Cosgrove J. Jacard - Jeweler (as Jack Cosgrove) J. Jacard - Jeweler (as Jack Cosgrove) See fewer	The Guyra Ghost Mystery (1921)
Marguerite Marsh Undetermined Role (unconfirmed) Undetermined Role (unconfirmed) See fewer	Runaway June (1915)