The Cop on the Beat (1914)
Donald Gale, down in fortune, leaves his little family in New York and goes to Nevada to prospect. He has formed a partnership with a man named Hawkins, but taken seriously ill, he writes out a power of attorney, and gives it to the latter, authorizing him to dispose of his share of the mine (which they have found prospectively rich), in the interests of Mrs. Gale and the children. He then writes to his wife telling her what he has done. In the interim, Mrs. Gale herself has fallen seriously ill and her children, alarmed, start out for help. Bobby, the boy, encounters Officer Casey. Casey requisitions Dr. Jones, who happens to be passing, and they visit the ailing woman, finding her in a state of collapse, after having read the letter from Nevada. The doctor has the invalid removed to his private hospital and the good Officer Casey says he will keep an eye on the children. The villainous Hawkins, taking advantage of Gale's trust, sells the mine to a man named Brown, and decamps, leaving the sick man to die alone in the mountains. Brown visits the shack, learns the circumstances, nurses Gale back to health and presents him with his rightful share of the property. Hawkins being bad, gets worse. He goes to New York, blows in his money and becomes a burglar. Fate leads him to the Gale house, and Officer Casey catches him in the act of burglarizing Mrs. Gale of the money that she recently received from her husband. He finds in his search of Hawkins' person, the power of attorney given him by Gale, which identifies him, and eventually convicts him of fraud. Gale comes back in prosperous circumstances; there is a reunion dinner in the Gale home at which "The Cop on the Beat" sits at the head of the table.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Edward LeSaint | Director |
| E. Lynn Summers | Writer |
| William Nicholas Selig | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Guy Oliver | |
| Stella Razeto | |
| Jack McDonald | |
| Joe King |
