A Man of Action

Jun 3, 1923

1h 0m

★ 0.0

Overview

Wealthy Bruce MacAllister, goaded by his fiancée, Helen, into proving that he is a man of action rather than a pampered youth tells his estate administrator, Eugene Preston, that he is going east for a meeting. Instead, Bruce dons a disguise and infiltrates the San Francisco underworld. Mistaken for master criminal "The Chicago Kid", he finds himself leading the gang in a robbery of his own fortune in diamonds. Discovering Eugene's intention to steal the jewels for himself he engineers it so the loot changes hands many times. Getting wise, Helen summons the police, the criminals are apprehended, and she sees Bruce in a new light.

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Thomas H. Ince Corporation

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Cast

Bruce MacAllister

Douglas MacLean

Helen Sumner

Marguerite De La Motte

Harry Hopwood

Raymond Hatton

Spike McNab

Wade Boteler

Eugene Preston

Arthur Stuart Hull

Andy

Kingsley Benedict

Frisco Rose

Katharine Lewis

Dr. Sumner

Arthur Millett

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