Headline
Hongkong Theatre: 'The Exquisite Thief'
Newspaper Source
Publication Date
1921-12-03
- Publication Year
1921
Page
15
Film Projector / Film(s)
The Exquisite Thief
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Actors
Priscilla Dean
Director
Tod Browning
Writer
Charles W. Tyler (story "Raggedy Ann")
Country
USA
Released
1919-04-28
Runtime
60 min
Genre
Drama
Language
None
Plot
Master thief Blue Jean Billie, the unknown perpetrator of many sensational jewel heists, robs the guests at the exclusive party marking the engagement of Muriel Vanderflip to Algernon P. ...
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The Brazen Beauty
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Actors
Priscilla Dean
Director
Tod Browning
Writer
William E. Wing
Country
USA
Released
1918-09-09
Runtime
50 min
Genre
Comedy
Language
None
Plot
Jacala, a strong-willed, temperamental ranch girl, inherits her father's millions and moves from Montana to New York, determined to earn a place in society. There she meets and is strongly ...
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The Wicked Darling
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Actors
Priscilla Dean
Director
Tod Browning
Writer
Evelyn Campbell (story "The Moth")
Country
USA
Released
1919-02-24
Runtime
59 min
Genre
Drama
Language
English
Plot
A slum girl is forced to steal for a living. After she swipes a rich society's matron's necklace, she hides out at the home of a man who turns out to be the socialite's former fiance.
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The Wildcat of Paris
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Actors
Priscilla Dean
Director
Joseph De Grasse
Writer
Harvey Gates (screenplay)
Country
USA
Released
1918-12-15
Runtime
60 min
Genre
Crime
Language
None
Plot
A girl from Paris' underworld fights for love and survival during a time of international turmoil.
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Organisation
Summary
In 'The Exquisite Thief,' her latest Universal Special Attraction, which will be seen today at the Hongkong Theatre. Priscilla Dean has the part of Blue-Jean Billie. The director Tod Browning was successful in his previous films, 'The Brazen Beauty,' 'The Wicked Darling' and 'The Wildcat of Paris.' The story, by Charles W. Tyler, was originally published in the Detective Stories Magazine. Harvey Gates supplied the scenario. The main cast included Thurston Hall, Sam De Grasse, J. Milton Ross and Jean Calhoun. Film synopsis included.
Type
Venue(s)
Hongkong Theatre
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Address
(1st Generation) Between Des Voeux Road and the Praya, opposite to Central Market; (2nd Generation) Queen's Road East, Central
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