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A Woman of Nerve (1915)
Short | 10 min | Short, Drama

A Woman of Nerve (1915)

Short | 10 min | Short, Drama

John Baker, bank president of White Plains, N.Y., gives a diamond necklace to his wife on the fifth anniversary of their marriage. At breakfast, scanning the news, she reads aloud to her husband of the presentation of the necklace and ...See moreJohn Baker, bank president of White Plains, N.Y., gives a diamond necklace to his wife on the fifth anniversary of their marriage. At breakfast, scanning the news, she reads aloud to her husband of the presentation of the necklace and mention of her other valuable gems. Below is an account of a desperate burglar, Michael Brennan, known as "Three Fingered Mike." Brennan eludes capture and arrives in New York City, taking refuge with a prosperous baker, an old school friend, who buys him clothes and some disguises, but tries to persuade him to leave the country and keep straight. Brennan determines he will try for the jewels. He applies to Mrs. Baker for a position as gardener. She refers him to her husband, and Brennan goes to the bank. Mr. Baker receives him and tells him be leaves for Chicago at three o'clock that day, to call again in a week. That night Brennan enters the house and tries the safe, but hearing footsteps, takes refuge under the large center table. Mrs. Baker enters, turns on the lights and seats herself at the table with a basket of embroidery in her lap. Brennan, in trying to locate her exact position, moves the cover a trifle. The movement attracts Mrs. Baker's attention; she sees a hand appear and disappear with two fingers missing. She waits a moment, yawns heavily and then rings for her maid Kate. She instructs Kate aloud to take a note to the jeweler at once, requesting him to bring her necklace and other jewelry to the house that night, as she wishes to put them in the safe. Kate is instructed to call the police and then get help and hurry back, waiting at the door quietly until the police arrive, or until she should call for help. She then returns to the room, seats herself at the piano and plays and sings a little, then picks up her sewing again and takes her seat a little nearer the door, but avoids glancing toward the table. Kate carries out her instructions to the letter, and the officers arrive in time, ring, are admitted and drag Brennan from his concealment. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Olga Grey Blanche Barker (as Olga Gray) Blanche Barker (as Olga Gray) See fewer	Intolerance (1916)
Howard Gaye Arthur Barker - Blanche's Husband Arthur Barker - Blanche's Husband See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Fred Kohler Three-Fingered Michael 'Mike' Brennan (as John Kohler) Three-Fingered Michael 'Mike' Brennan (as John Kohler) See fewer	The River of Romance (1929)
Margery Wilson Kate (as Margie Wilson) Kate (as Margie Wilson) See fewer	Insinuation (1922)