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The Three Valises

July 29, 1912

20 minutes

Richard Garrick

Comedy Drama

Overview

Jim Allen accidentally finds a valise full of burglars' tools. At the same time he discovers that he has fallen heir to a $10,000 legacy. In order to secure the legacy he must be in a distant city on the following day. Being hard up, he decides to borrow the necessary carfare from his double, an unscrupulous broker named Harrington.

Movie Details

Release Date

July 29, 1912

Runtime

20 minutes

Director

Richard Garrick

Production Companies

Selig Polyscope Company

Cast

Charles Clary

Jim Allen / William Harrington

Lafe McKee

Pittsburg Sam - the Burglar

Lillian Leighton

Mrs. Reilly - the Housekeeper

Capitola Holmes

Nellie Reilly - the Housekeeper's Daughter

Mac Barnes

Police Sergeant Kenney