A Gentleman of Leisure (1915)

A young New York society man makes a bet that he can rob a house and get away without being caught by the police. Shortly after making this wager, he overpowers a professional burglar in his own house, and instead of giving the man up, decides to use him in winning the bet. However, the house that he attempts to rob is the home of the Deputy Police Commissioner, with whose daughter he is in love. The succeeding complications, which arise out of this altogether original situation, are due to the Commissioner's willingness to accept graft and the professional burglar's inability to restrain himself when tempted to steal a valuable necklace. The final result is a happy conclusion to the very troubled love-story.

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Summary Details
Running Time50 min
GenresComedy
FilmmakersRole
George Melford Director
John Stapleton Writer
P.G. Wodehouse Writer
Walter Stradling Cinematographer
CastRole
Wallace Eddinger
Robert Edgar Willoughby Pitt
Sydney Deane
Sir Thomas Blunt
Gertrude Kellar
Lady Julia Blunt
Tom Forman
Sir Spencer Dreever