Just Kitty (1916)

movie

Country: USA
Genres: Drama, Short
Release: 1916-05-05
Director: Robert F. Hill
Writers: Adelbert Ellery Bergh
Language: None | English
Stars: Edith Roberts , Curtis Benton , Willis Granger , Sydell Dowling , Lois Alexander
Runtime: min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Just Kitty (United States of America) , Just Kitty
Plot: Judge Wright tells his nephew, Geo. Jennings, that late hours and sporting companions will never make a good lawyer. The next day the Judge attends a board meeting at the orphanage. A number of the children who have reached the age limit are given in charge to kindly disposed persons. Kitty and Buster, her little protégé, are standing close to the Judge. The Judge drops his pen and all the children rush to pick it up, but Kitty gets there first and hands it to him. The Judge thanks her and he asks her what her name is and she replies, "Kitty." He says, "Kitty what?" and she answers, "Just Kitty." The Judge obtains consent of the orphanage committee to adopt the two children. The scene then shifts to the apartment of Clara Howard. George enters and gives her money to pay some pressing bills. He tells her he has a scheme to get her into his uncle's home in the guise of a governess. Clara, who is an adventuress consents to apply for the position. After Clara has been installed as governess, she meets George late at night in the library by appointment. He shows her a number of promissory notes that cannot be renewed and tells her she must assist him to rob the safe in the wall back of the picture hanging near the fireplace in the library. Kitty and Buster hear a noise and arouse the Judge, who takes a pistol and goes down to the library. There he sees a man at the safe and commands him to hold up his hands. The Judge is astounded to find that the culprit is his own nephew, and orders him out of the house. Meanwhile Clara has been able to escape from the library and without being seen by the Judge and Kitty. Fearing that his uncle will now disinherit him, George plans to prevent him from making a new will. So the next day he phones to Clara to meet him at four o'clock at the garage. Kitty, who is hiding behind the library curtains, overhears what Clara says over the phone. She then rushes to the station house. The sergeant tells Dick Blake, from the Central office, to accompany the girl, and Dick leaves the station house with a dictagraph under his arm. Arrived at the garage, Dick hides the dictagraph in a corner and runs the wires to the chauffeur's room on the floor just above. George arrives at the garage at four o'clock and describes to Clara how he proposes to get rid of the Judge. Meanwhile Dick is making notes of their conversation which is duly recorded by the dictagraph. That evening we see George forcing his way through the window of the Judge's room. There is a puff of smoke and we see a body move in the bed. The door opens and Clara forces Kitty to enter ahead of her. George forces a pistol into Kitty's hand to fasten on her the supposed murder of her benefactor. At this point the Judge and Dick enter from a closet where they have concealed themselves. George tries to escape through the window, but Dick catches him, and slips a pair of handcuffs over his wrists. The Judge, however, requests Dick to remove the handcuffs and orders his nephew and accomplice to get out and leave the country, telling them that they can both thank Kitty for saving them from prison.
IMDB:tt0335219