Bab's Burglar

Bab's Burglar

One of the Famous SUB-DEB STORIES

NR 1917 · 50 min · Comedy, Romance

When Bab Archibald's father gives her $1,000 with the proviso that the gift will serve as her allowance for the year, our heroine proceeds to blow the dough on a brand new car. The car is subsequently totaled when Babs runs afoul of a milk truck, and paying for the damages leaves her with a measly 16 cents. Frustrated yet undeterred, Babs takes a job as a cabbie. One of her customers leaves something behind - a blueprint for the Archibald mansion. Could this customer be nothing more than a crook? Bab is on the case!

Directed by J. Searle Dawley · Written by Mary Roberts Rinehart

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Marguerite Clark Bab Archibald
Leone Morgan Jane Raleigh
Richard Barthelmess Tommy Gray
Frank Losee Mr. Archibald
Isabel O'Madigan Mrs. Archibald
Helen Greene Leila Archibald
Nigel Barrie Carter Brooks
Guy Coombs Harry
Garry O'Dell The Butler

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