The Silk Lined Burglar

The Silk Lined Burglar (1919) is a mystery film directed by John Francis Dillon rated 9.0/10.

Gentleman crook Boston Blackie answers a want ad for an expert safecracker placed by Doris Macon, who claims a moral right to the safe's contents. She hires Blackie, and they break into the house where the safe is kept. Blackie blows up the safe just as owner Captain von Hoffmeier returns home. Doris disappears with papers from inside the safe, while Blackie takes phonograph records, which, when played with a special needle, reveal secrets that implicate von Hoffmeier as a German political spy.

Cast

Priscilla Dean

Doris Macon

Ashton Dearholt

Robert Melchoir

Sam De Grasse

Boston Blackie

Sam Appel

Michael Delano

Lillian West

Mary

Fred Kelsey

Capt. von Hoffmeier