The Toils of Deception (1913)
Tom Buckley is inclined to give his vain and pretty wife everything that she desires, but stocks are down and he is worried. His wife observes a necklace of peculiar design that was recently given to a friend and covets it mightily. Her husband, who has the ticker-tape about his neck, complains that present pressure is too great to admit of further family burdens in the form of a necklace. The young wife notices in the window of a jewelry shop (where they have an account) a necklace, the exact counterpart of the one she admires so ardently. She goes in, takes the necklace home on approval, thinking that merely viewing the bauble at home will satisfy her longings, and she can return it before the bill reaches her husband. The jeweler is not acquainted with her entire design, but readily assents and gives up the necklace. She has other jewels at home, notably a baby, and through one of those curious chances the childish fingers clutch the necklace, and it is carried away in the folds of its garment. The mother goes to look for the necklace, with the view of returning it to the jewelers. She finds, to her dismay, that it has disappeared. She gives herself over to frantic search and then unavailing tears. At this juncture her friend comes in wearing the counterpart of the necklace, which arouses her tears more fiercely than ever. The sympathetic friend finally learns her secret, insists upon loaning her necklace to replace the one she has lost, until it can be found, or her husband mollified. After considerable hesitancy she accepts the loan, and returns the necklace to the jeweler. The nurse, who has been visiting with the big policeman in the park, discovers the necklace in the baby carriage, and rushes home with it. At the same time father comes in from the stock exchange, much relieved by a rise in the market. So all goes well, happiness is restored, and vanity is gratified.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Oscar Eagle | Director |
| William Nicholas Selig | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Charles Clary | |
| May Buckley | |
| Rose Evans |
