The Midnight Man (1917)

When young inventor Bob Moore fails in his efforts to provide his father, a safe manufacturer, with a lock that is burglar proof, he contacts The "Eel," the most talented safecracker in the city, to offer him a job in his factory. The Eel, deciding to go straight, accepts the offer, but when he later learns that Irene Hardin has been given a valuable necklace by her father, The Eel plans one last job to secure Irene's pearls.

Released Aug. 13, 1917 50 min None+

Genres: Crime, Drama

Keywords: tmdb.lost-film, imdb.false-accusation, imdb.inventor, imdb.safecracker, aspectratio.1-33-1

Production Companies: Universal Film Manufacturing Company

Country: United States
Languages: English