The Countess and the Burglar (1914)
A titled lady, gorgeously gowned, returning from a ball, enters her boudoir, and is about to disrobe for the night. As she sits at her dressing table removing the necklace of jewels from her throat, she sees by reflection in the mirror a movement of the portieres, and observing a coarse shoe projecting below, immediately surmises some burglarious intruder is ensconced behind the drapery. In spite of the discovery of such a dangerous intruder, the Countess goes calmly about her affairs, placing her jewels in a casket, and finally, with the aid of a hassock on a chair, puts the casket on a high self in the closet. Retiring to a lavatory, she dons her negligee, returns, sits again before the mirror, takes down her hair, and brushes and braids it for the night. She simulates weariness, drops upon the couch and is soon apparently asleep. The burglar in the window alcove, judging from the spell of silence, concludes to get busy. He tears the curtains aside, steals into the room, looks for the jewel casket and then discovers it on the high shelf where the Countess had placed it. He steps into the closet, preparatory to looting, when the Countess nimbly darts to the closet door, snaps the lock and rings for the servants. As they rush in, the nerve strain of it all crowds upon her, so that she faints as she explains pointing toward the door, behind which is ensconced the dangerous visitor. The servants quickly summon the police, who capture the burglar, and the Countess saves her jewels.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Marshall Farnum | Director |
| William Nicholas Selig | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Gertrude Coghlan | |
| William Walcott | |
| Maxwell Sargent | |
| Walter Roberts |
