Luck and Pluck

Professional thief Joe Grim is killing time in New York City's Central Park before he robs the Wall Street subtreasury. He spots pretty young Laura White on a runaway horse. He manages to rescue her. Falling for her, he tries to steal a photo of her but is discovered and held at gunpoint by Laura's friend Countess Briand--who, unbeknownst to Laura, is actually the head of a German spy ring, among whose members if Laura's fiance Karl Richter. The countess convinces Joe to steal plane for a new airplane by telling Joe that they're papers that are being used to blackmail Laura. But things don't go exactly as planned.

• Release date
• February 2, 1919
• Runtime
• 50 min
• Genres
• Adventure, Crime
• Director
• Edward Dillon

Cast

George Walsh Joe Grim - aka 'Velvet' Virginia Lee Laura White Joseph W. Smiley Laura's Father George Fisher Karl Richter

C

Corene Uzzell Countess Briand

G

George Halpin 'Velvet's' Valet