Beauty and the Rogue

Jan 29, 1918

0h 50m

★ 0.0

Overview

Humanitarian Roberta induces her father to hire former convict, Bill, as his gardener. When she leaves on vacation, Bill steals her jewelry and eventually sells a brooch to her boyfriend, Richard, who unknowingly gives it to her as a present.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

American Film Company

Beauty and the Rogue Trailers

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Cast

Roberta Lee

Mary Miles Minter

Richard Van Stone

Allan Forrest

'Slippery' Bill Dorgan

Orral Humphrey

Thomas Lee

George Periolat

Sarah Wilson

Lucille Ward

Benjamin Wilson

Spottiswoode Aitken

Detective Callahan

Clarence Burton

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