Detective Dan Cupid (1914)

• 74%
• 1914
• Comedy
• Al Christie
• Eddie Lyons
• Lee Moran
• Victoria Forde

Lovelorn Bob is infatuated with a young woman whose name he does not know. He has been following her around for a week and he feels that his heart will burst if he does not get an opportunity to declare his passion. One day he follows her to a park and there conceives an idea. If he could only steal her handbag and later return it to her at the hotel, using the incident as an introduction, the rest, he believes, would be smooth sailing. He puts his idea into execution. However a nearby policeman sees him steal the handbag and gives chase. Bob makes good his escape. Upon examining the purse he finds that it contains a costly diamond necklace. The next morning he awakens to find himself a notorious felon with a full description of himself in the paper. However, he learns that her name is Miss Victoria Van Allen. The girl's father employs Detective Potts to recover the jewel and land the thief. Then Bob begins a wild and sensational career in attempting to return the necklace to Victoria and at the same time elude the sagacious Potts. He disguises and Potts disguises. They discover each other's identity and each assumes a new disguise. Howbeit the course of true loves leads to victory. Bob is forgiven and his suit accepted by Victoria, while Potts is presented with a fee large enough to lull his conscience in forgetfulness.