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A Gentleman of Art (1915)
Short | Short, Drama

A Gentleman of Art (1915)

Short | Short, Drama

The chief of the government detective service receives a letter which reads: "Despite your vigilance, diamonds of considerable value are still being smuggled into the country. Put your best man on the job and get results at once." As the ...See moreThe chief of the government detective service receives a letter which reads: "Despite your vigilance, diamonds of considerable value are still being smuggled into the country. Put your best man on the job and get results at once." As the chief finishes the letter, Phil Fenno, a young member of the detective force, enters. The chief hands him the letter. Fenno reads it and tells the chief that he will do his best on the case. As Fenno looks off through the offices he sees his sweetheart, Rose, in the next room, where she is employed as a telegrapher, receiving and sending out messages to incoming and outgoing vessels. Rose is preparing herself for a position in the government detective service and has made a careful study of codes and how to translate them. Her cleverness in this respect, combined with her womanly intuition, has made her valuable to government officials. She is soon given an opportunity to demonstrate her skill again. Young Hough, on board a ship coming into New York, poses as an artist and carries with him a case of artist's colors. Hough sends his father a wireless message, which passes through Rose's hands. She reads it aloud to Phil: "Arrive tomorrow. Got some wonderful new tones from Europe. Meet me with car." Phil thinks nothing of the wording of the telegram and leaves. Rose, however, is struck with the idea that there is more in the message than appears on the surface and, with a woman's curiosity, gets out her book of secret codes and puzzles over the letter combinations. In twenty minutes she has translated the message. Its contents are of such a suspicious nature that Phil determines to consult with the chief. He looks up Hough's address, and Rose, upon Hough's arrival, scrapes acquaintance with him and, to test his ability as an artist, agrees to pay him well for a picture, to be called "Sweet Innocence." Hough is much impressed by Rose's wonderful gown and diamonds and, thinking he can relieve her of the gems at some future time, encourages her to believe that he will paint her picture in his New York studios. Hough is arrested on suspicion, but when searched at headquarters the detectives find nothing on him. Rose, while Hough is detained, makes a careful search of his quarters, but finds nothing incriminating. That night, in his father's home, Hough takes out the tubes of oil paints which he has brought from Europe, cuts the ends off, and from each takes a quantity of diamonds. The following day Rose goes for a sitting. While she is in Hough's studio a laborer drives up with a crate containing eggs. Two men are watching him on the sidewalk. The laborer walks forward and deliberately bumps into them. They ask him to apologize and he refuses. While they fight Hough and his son run out and remove the crate of eggs to Hough's rooms. Rose watches the fight and before Hough's return hides herself in one of the rooms. Hough and his son believe she has gone and proceed to open the eggs, from each one of which they take diamonds. Rose, watching through a transom, slips from her chair and falls heavily. The Houghs make her prisoner. While they are binding and gagging her the chief of detectives, Fenno and his men arrive. The room is plunged into darkness and the smugglers escape. A spirited pursuit follows, and Rose employs a unique method of capturing them. Later Fenno and Rose are married. As a wedding present the chief sends them an egg with a diamond in it. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
William Welsh The Chief (as William J. Welsh) The Chief (as William J. Welsh) See fewer	The Bull's Eye (1917)
Dorothy Phillips Rose Rose See fewer	Broadway Love (1918)
Edmund Mortimer Phil Fenno Phil Fenno See fewer	The Broad Road (1923)
Howard Crampton Hough Hough See fewer	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)
Allen Holubar Hough's Son (as Allen J. Holubar) Hough's Son (as Allen J. Holubar) See fewer	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)