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- Slim Hogan, a gangster, earns the gratitude of Jane Gray, a young seamstress, by saving her and her old father from an attack by the gang. The old man is badly injured, and is assisted home by Slim. Jane is grateful, but Slim mistakes her gratitude for love. Doctor West, who calls frequently to see the old man, wins Jane's heart. Slim and the gang get into trouble, and are pursued by the police. Slim, cornered and at bay, shoots one of them, but is still pursued by other police. He manages to elude them, and asks Jane to bide him in her flat. Jane's sense of gratitude is too strong to resist his plea. They hear someone coming and Jane hides Slim in the clothes closet. Doctor West arrives and unconscious of Slim's presence, he attends to the patient. Jane is, of course, nervous and the doctor tries to soothe and calm her. Slim, from his hiding-place shows jealous rage, as he sees the doctor's attentions to Jane, and when the doctor is gone, Slim wants to follow and kill him. Jane, to restrain him, is very nice to him and binds the arm that was wounded in the scuffle with the police. On his way home the doctor remembers that he left his bag in Jane's room. He goes back for it and finds Jane and Slim very close together. He knows that she must have been hiding the man, and thinks Slim must be her lover. Slim tries to embrace Jane and when she repulses him he is angry and threatens to find the doctor and kill him. Jane, fearing for the doctor's safety, informs the police. Slim's wound is now very painful and he enters the office of Doctor West for treatment. He then sees that the doctor is his rival. Slim draws his gun, but the doctor is too swift and strong for him. He disarms him, and thinking that perhaps Jane loves him, be binds up his wounds and tells him to go. As he is leaving the doctor's office he is seen by the policeman. He starts to run, but is shot and killed. Jane, anxious about the doctor, arrives. As she sees Slim's body she shows distress. The doctor expresses sympathy, and shows relief when Jane explains she had no love for Slim, only gratitude.
- The county tax collector discovers a money shortage in the department of his office presided over by Charles Merwin, sickly old man of fifty, and his daughter, Flora. He places the matter before the grand jury, of which Earl Holt, a wealthy young man of thirty, is the foreman. After questioning Flora, all the members of the jury, except Holt, are in favor of indicting the girl. Holt gives a prearranged signal from the jury room window to a friend, Fred Cross, and the latter speeds away in a taxi. The Merwin home is watched by two detectives, Daniels and Glover. Daniels, noticing activity in the house, forces his way in and finds Flora and her father packing trunks. Cross arrives with the intention of aiding Flora and her father to leave. Cross attacks and overpowers the sleuth. Flora and Cross then leave in the taxi with one of the trunks and Glover gives chase. Flora and Cross leave the taxi at an alley and the machine goes on with the trunk before the detective turns the corner. Glover trails the taxi to the railroad station and is surprised to find the cab empty, but waits to see the trunk claimed. Al Kelly, another detective, is sent to the Merwin house to make the arrest. Meanwhile, Flora and Cross join Merwin at the rear of their home, where a big auto is waiting. Kelly knocks in vain at the front door, then bursts it open and searches the house. He finds no one within and goes out the back way just as the auto is about to leave with Flora, Merwin, Cross and the chauffeur. Kelly jumps for the moving machine and manages to hang on to the cover rods. Holt, having told the grand jurors that he is going on a vacation, appears in a big white car at the forks of the country boulevard. Cross and Kelly, the former in the black auto, the latter on the running board, have a desperate struggle. Finally Kelly is hurled from the machine with a lap-robe wound around his head. At the forks. Flora, Cross, Merwin and the chauffeur quickly transfer to Holt's car and speed off. When Kelly gets his head free and limps to the forks, he finds only the empty black auto. Discouraged, Kelly gives up and returns to the city. At the railroad station, Glover, tired of waiting, opens the trunk on the taxi and finds within the fellow detective, Daniels, bound and gagged. Even the taxi driver escapes. Two months later, the grand jurors receive a letter from Holt, dated Florence, Italy, explaining that he had married Flora before the indictment, that she is innocent, having shielded the real embezzler, her sick father, who had just died. The letter also contains Merwin's signed confession and a check to cover the shortage in the tax collector's office.
- The thing we most fear ofttimes comes upon us and so the chauffeur, fearing the automobile thieves who were rumored to be abroad, became their victim. He had with him funds for the branch bank in the next village. These he had agreed under protest to deliver for his employer, the bank president. The cashier of the bank on a "joy ride" came thrillingly to the rescue. Thus he made good for his thoughtlessness.
- Glorianna, who was the colored maid of an actress, did not like work. The actress was engaged to a well-known young artist and he invited her to be his guest at the costume ball of the Kit-Kat Club. The actress accepted the invitation. The young woman had an elaborate costume for the occasion and Glorianna in secret, much admired it. On the evening of the ball her mistress called up on the phone and instructed the maid to inform the artist when he arrived that she could not attend the dance, because the managers of her show had most inconsiderately arranged for an extra rehearsal after the night's performance. This message arrived about an hour before the appearance of the artist and in that time Glorianna yielded to temptation, and decided to attend the ball. She donned the costume and mask, whitening the exposed portion of her forehead with polish used for white shoes, and when the artist appeared he thought it the actress. He was rather surprised at her coldness. She spoke but a few words, and so much in love was the young man, that he simply remarked, "How mellow your southern accent is tonight, dear." Unfortunately for Glorianna, the rehearsal was called off and the actress hurried home. She got a glimpse of her sweetheart with a woman whose costume was hidden by a long cloak and whose face was concealed under a mask, shooting down the street in a taxi. The actress was jealous and determined to humiliate him. She followed to the ball and found her fiancé and the strange young woman seated in a secret corner. Angrily the actress tore the mask from the rival's face, exposing Glorianna. The maid made a hasty exit, while the young artist explained the circumstances to the actress and finally won her forgiveness and they laughed heartily together over his never having penetrated Glorianna's disguise. In the meantime, Glorianna hurried home, changed to her own garments, and departed, after leaving this note for her mistress: "I quit my job before you fire me. But I sure did have one grand time. Glorianna."
- Hoozis, the poker fiend, is unable to quit the game while he is a winner, and invariably has to stick until he goes broke. He tries various ruses, but his companions refuse to fall for them and he has to stay to the bitter end. Itsky, the inventor, finally comes to his assistance with the following invention: On a table in a room adjoining the poker room a candle is set in a socket, with a string tied about it at a certain distance below the wick. The cord leads through a series of pulleys to a lever which, when the cord burns through, drops, explodes a small balloon and releases a bellows attachment which blows a police whistle loud enough to be heard in the street. Hoozis is delighted with it, tries it out in a game and it works beautifully. The explosion, followed so quickly by the police whistle, sends the players flying helter-skelter from the room while Hoozis is winning heavily. But at the next game the players combine to put one over on Hoozis while he is adjusting his apparatus, with the result that he loses out. Then the cops are attracted by the police whistle and enter the building on the run. Excitement runs high for a while, but it all ends up in a laugh and good-natured fun.
- When Mrs. Pokes, the ruler of the Pokes domicile, intercepts an invitation for her better half to sit in a friendly little card game, she marches the unfortunate bread winner of the family off to bed. Thinking that since Pokes is now safely enthroned in bed and his clothes safe in her possession, Mrs. Pokes ceases to worry. Pokes, however, escapes via the window route, and joining his pal Jabbs, they make their way to the card game. Here Pokes' hard luck again visits him, for just as he is about to scoop in the banner pot of the session, the house is raided and Pokes and Jabbs have a very eventful time making their escape. In trying to reach the street in safety they become bewildered, and instead of locating the door to the street, succeed in only disturbing the other occupants of the house. Their retreat being cut off both from the street and the fire escape, they finally take refuge in the chimney of the house of the very police official who had raided the card game. After an eventful period of hiding in the chimney, during which time the two friends are subjected to the delightful sensation of being roasted from below and stunned from above, they are finally dislodged, and to crown their misfortunes find themselves in the presence of their respective wives.
- Harry and Lulu are much in love with each other, but Lulu's father disapproves, and to break off the attachment, sends her to a boarding school. Arriving at the school, she encourages the attention of the principal as a means of getting more freedom to meet Harry, who is hanging about the grounds, and so arouses the jealousy of Martha, the old lady assistant who loves the principal. A course of lively incidents take place in which the principal tries to drive Harry away, and Martha greatly annoys Lulu. Toward the end, Harry smuggles a set of his own clothes into the dormitory, and in them Lulu manages to make her escape.
- Needing sleep badly, Jerry tries to obtain it in the park, but the police department and some wicked boys make it difficult. When he finally does fall asleep, he has a dream of blowing up a lot of his enemies, the police, but awakens to find he has been made the victim of an explosion planned by the boys. He is arrested by the police who accuse him of causing the explosion. At the station house he makes his get-a-way and "butts in" on a five pointed mix-up between Roxie, the cook for the Mills household, her two rival police lovers and her master and mistress. Jerry saves the lives of the lovers, one from being roasted, the other from being frozen to death, but involves Roxie in a jealous row between Mr. and Mrs. Mills, and lands himself back in the clutches of the law.
- Bull Carter, the range boss, snatches the book of poetry away from Rand Cleburne and throws it contemptuously on the floor. Rand jumps up angrily and demands that Carter pick up the book. Carter refuses Rand reaches for his gun, but Carter knocks him down. Rand falls against the Chinese, who is peeling potatoes. He grabs the knife and slashes Carter. Then he dashes out of the house, and mounts Carter's horse. Carter leads a posse in pursuit of Rand, and the next morning decides to call upon Jim Harper, the sheriff. Rand reaches the foothills. His horse slips and falls into the canyon below. Rand saves himself, but loses his gun and hat, but struggles on until he becomes delirious in the maddening heat. Finally a rainstorm saves him from a horrible death. He goes to Harper's cabin. Having seen Harper leave he enters in search of food, when a young woman appears. Rand crawls into the kitchen through the window and begins stuffing whatever food he can find into his shirt. He starts to leave when there is a crash. Looking back, he discovers a baby has upset the lamp and set the room on fire. He dashes to the rescue. Lucy, the sheriff's sister, now rushes in, and is almost hysterical in her gratitude. He accepts her offer of supper. Lucy discovers that his is not the outlaw, but decides to aid him. The posse ride back to the ranch, but Carter goes with Harper to his cabin. Rand is trapped. Lucy hides him in her bedroom, where the baby is asleep. Then she helps Rand to escape by prying some boards from the side of the house. The noise of this operation is drowned by the storm. Rand promises he will visit Lucy as soon as it is safe for him to do so. Moving Picture World, October 27, 1917
- Kate Sherwood is a convicted forger on her way to prison. She escapes from the train and is befriended by a wealthy Australian, John Marlow, who once escaped from the law's clutches himself. Marlow is found dead one morning and Kate meets the detective who had her in custody. The confession of the murderer clears Marlow's name and her own.
- A G-man is sent to prison to befriend a suspected robbery ringleader and then helps him break out to gain his confidence.
- Jeff Saunders is a Special Enforcement Agent with the California Highway Patrol, where percentage and luck are on their side.
- Mike attempts to rescue a kidnapped friend.
- After receiving a tip from a dying police officer, Nick joins a gang of thugs planning to rob a racetrack.
- Highway patrolman Jeff Saunders nearly becomes the victim of a brazen bank holdup when he's almost struck by one of the getaway cars. After giving chase, the car crashes, killing one of the robbers. Saunders and the local sheriffs attempt to track down the robber's accomplices through modern police detection; however, the solution to the case may originate from a far simpler method of deduction -the car's radio.
- A former employee of Primus' pulls a $50,000 bank robbery, then tries to steal his submarine.
- A recently-released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry.
- Phil McDowell has been deserted by his wife and daughter, has been sacked from his job as a bank clerk and is now on trial for abducting Fiona Sumner, a fourteen year old girl. He denies the offense and insists she agreed to go with him.
- Fiona Sumner, the 14-year-old girl the defendant allegedly abducted tells the court that McDowell wanted break the record for the journey from Fulchester to John O' Groats. She wanted to go with him but later changed her mind.
- Philip McDowell's son Robert tells the court the drive to Scotland was Fiona Sumner's idea. She wanted to visit her father who she thought was dead and his father agreed to take her. Daughter Alison adds that she turned down the trip.
- Muggsy grows jealous of the attention that Nick has been paying to Robin, a former girlfriend who has re-entered his life. Meanwhile, Nick discovers that Robin has become a junkie and he tries to help her.
- A portrait of the Bluebell Line, a preserved steam railway in Sussex, including interviews with the volunteers who run it.
- A religious cult abducts Fujiko to burn her at the stake.
- Cyril attempts to sell a dodgy car with an out of hours test drive to a youngster. A colleague covers for him but he returns to his place of work prematurely.
- Paige assures Greg she has not told Mack that they are sleeping together. Later, Ted tells Greg that being with Paige will not be good for his public image. Harold asks Mack for advice about handling Olivia. Mack suggests he talk to Abby, who tells him to give her time to think about allowing him and Olivia to date again. Gary, Karen, and Val go to San Francisco to check on Jill's alibi. Val finds it suspicious that everyone they ask remembers Jill. One man remembers that Jill was not seen after 8 p.m. Val points out that this fact opens the possibility that what she has been saying about Jill is true. When Gary asks Jill about it later, she admits that she was with a man after 8 p.m. that night. Mack arranges for Pat and Julie's dental records (under their real names) to be matched with a mother and daughter who died in a tragic accident. He says they are now free of the Witness Security Program.
- 1988–19951hTV-G7.8 (52)TV EpisodeThe Great Getaway: After stowing away in Jon's suitcase to New York, Garfield finds out his owner has gotten involved with a pickpocket. Scrambled Eggs: Orson tells a story about how a mother turtle with a baby who didn't want to hatch, confused her runaway son with Sheldon. Hansel and Garfield: Garfield's stuck entertaining Nermal for the day so tells his own version of Hansel and Gretel.
- While on vacation, Dwayne and Ron gain possession of some drug peddlers' cash and drugs. Part 1 of two.
- Conclusion. Dwayne and Ron try to thwart the drug dealers by posing as girls.
- Attitudes to advertising after the Second World War.
- A lighthearted tale about a gang of bank robbers who fall out and split up. The brains of the gang is a boy who, with his father, successfully continue their crime spree. Annoyed at this, Lilly and her loyal and stupid companion, decide to kidnap the boy, Nelson, and force him to work for them.
- Jimmy and his mates have stolen 10 million dollars from the Lufthansa office in New York. The FBI has got no idea of the bandits until Theresa, the girlfriend of Burke, gives them a hint. Mafia boss Carallo gets mad because of this and orders a killer onto Jimmy and his gang's trail.
- Robocrook has stolen the Gateway Arch.
- Grimm and Attila think Mother Goose wants to dispose them over a broken ornament, thus they run away from home. A new law has passed where outgoing dogs need to have leashes, but Grimm goes out leashless, and gets chased by a dog catcher.
- Wood and Ava go away for a romantic break
- Sondra and Elvin prepare to move to their own home in New Jersey, but Cliff is still hesitant to believe it will really happen. But the movers arrive and boxes are packed on the truck.