Beating the Game
1921, English. Directed by Victor Schertzinger.
Professional safecracker Fancy Charlie breaks into the apartment of G.B. Lawson, a criminologist, and mistakenly believes that he has robbed a fellow safecracker. Out of "professional courtesy" he informs Lawson of what he has done. Instead of calling the police, Lawson--who believes in the philosophy of "honor among thieves"--makes a deal with Charlie: to show Charlie that it's actually more profitable to be a legitimate businessman then a crook, he'll give Charlie some money if Charlie will use it to establish a legitimate business in the small town of Plumfield, and at the end of a year they will divide up whatever profits Charlie is able to make honestly. Charlie agrees, but soon discovers that things aren't going to be quite as easy as he thought.
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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- Released
- 1 September 1921
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Charles Kenyon
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Beating the Game is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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Who directed Beating the Game?
Beating the Game (1921) was directed by Victor Schertzinger and stars Tom Moore, Hazel Daly, DeWitt Jennings.