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The Vanishing Cracksman (1913)
Short | Drama, Short

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The Vanishing Cracksman (1913)

Short | Drama, Short

Sir Horace Wyvern's daughter, who was to be married shortly, had received some valuable presents for her wedding, largely from the grateful patients of her father, who was the greatest brain specialist in Europe. Cleek, in disguise, went ...See moreSir Horace Wyvern's daughter, who was to be married shortly, had received some valuable presents for her wedding, largely from the grateful patients of her father, who was the greatest brain specialist in Europe. Cleek, in disguise, went to the police station and left a letter there, in which he coolly informed the astonished officers that he intended to steal Sir Horace's jewels on the following night. Police inspector Narkhorn, and a trusty detective named Petrie, went to the Wyvern mansion on the evening in question, and were admitted to the room in which the wedding presents were placed. Telling Sir Horace and his niece, Miss Lorne, that they might retire without fear, Narkhorn hid himself under the table in the room, leaving Petrie to watch the door outside. Shortly after Sir Horace had retired, Cleek, disguised as the great doctor, appeared in the hallway, and coming into the room, told Narkhorn that he feared Cleek might get in through the cellar window. Narkhorn accompanied the false nobleman down to the cellar, where Cleek overpowered and bound him. Then disguised as Narkhorn, Cleek returned to the jewel room. Miss Lorne suddenly appeared, and hearing Petrie's story about Sir Horace's reappearance, said that she had locked Sir Horace safely in his room to keep him from all danger. The supposed Narkhorn ordered Petrie to rush down to the cellar to investigate. While he was gone, Cleek cleared the jewels from the table and went out through the window. But the beauty of Miss Lorne had made a deep impression on Cleek. He returned half the jewels with a note promising to return the rest if Sir Horace would grant him an interview. Sir Horace readily consented, and Cleek appearing, confessed that he had spent his entire life in the study of criminal methods, and was tired of the hunted, evil existence. Hereafter, if the opportunity were given him, he would atone for his crime against society, by safeguarding it against the attacks of other evil-doers. Narkhorn gladly offered to take him on his staff of detectives, and the picture closes with the police sergeant and his erstwhile enemy shaking hands. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Ben F. Wilson Detective Hamilton Cleek (as Ben Wilson) Detective Hamilton Cleek (as Ben Wilson) See fewer	The Power God (1925)
Gertrude McCoy Ailea Lorne Ailea Lorne See fewer	Nelson (1926)
Robert Brower Police Superintendent Narkhom Police Superintendent Narkhom See fewer	The Little Minister (1921)
Charles Ransom Actor Actor See fewer	The Flirt (II) (1914)
William R. Sadler Actor Actor See fewer	A Transplanted Prairie Flower (1914)
William West Actor Actor See fewer	The Rise and Fall of Weary Willie (1911)