The Little Sister (1914)

• 77%
• 1914
• Drama
• Robert Z. Leonard
• Ella Hall
• Harry Carter

The brother, a ne'er-do-well, is strongly influenced by the crook, who in turn has designs on Little Sister who works in a factory. The detective is typical of the best blood of our police departments, ambitious, courageous and "on the level." In hopes of getting Little Sister in his power, the crook inveigles the brother to join his gang in a robbery, he planning to "double cross" the brother, bring about his arrest and thus secure Little Sister. All works out as the crook plans, until the brother happens to look through a window and sees the crook signal to the police whom he has informed of the burglary. The crook hastens to the tenement home of Little Sister, followed by the brother, with the police in close pursuit. After a brief struggle the brother forces the crook to exchange clothes, hoping thus to turn the pursuers from himself. As the police break into the house, the crook escapes through a window onto a fire escape and is shot by the brother. Unable to fasten the crime on the latter without implicating themselves, the police are forced to depart. Little Sister and the detective are united and the brother mends his ways.