Secret Service Woman (1909)

movie

Country: USA
Genres: Short, Thriller
Release: 1909-08-27
Director: Fred J. Balshofer
Writers: N/A
Language: English
Stars: Charles K. French , Charles Avery
Runtime: min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Secret Service Woman (United States of America) , Secret Service Woman
Plot: This picture starts by showing several officers examining a counterfeit bill, and also Miss Keene (the Secret Service woman), who is detailed to find the counterfeiters. She shadows Stubbs to a store and later to a large house on the outskirts of the town, to which Stubbs gains admittance. Miss Keene then disguises herself as a country girl and returns to the house, where she is admitted by a woman and instructed as to her duties. Upon her leaving the room, the chief counterfeiter and Stubbs enter and go over matters with the chief's wife. The Secret Service woman behind a screen watches, and sees the man place a quantity of bills in the valise, and hears the directions given to Stubbs. When Stubbs is left alone, Miss Keene is seen dusting and is made love to by Stubbs. He then takes up satchel and leaves, Miss Keene following after. We next see the female detective enter an old building through a cellar chute, where she finds Stubbs drinking. While under this influence he goes to a trunk and in it places the valise and also plates used in making money, and then falls across the table. She then secures the valise and plates and disappears. The chief enters and finding Stubbs asleep shows anger. He looks for bills and plates and not finding them pulls Stubbs to his feet. He does not believe that Stubbs knows nothing of their disappearance, and ties him to a post, leaving him for five minutes to decide to tell where they are. Miss Keene then enters and releases the much Surprised Stubbs, chinning his hat and coat, which completely hides her dress, and telling him to go. Miss Keene pulls the ropes about her as though she were tied. The chief then returns and as she is about to make him prisoner, Stubbs sneaks in and fells her to the ground. They tie her and compel her to disclose where the plates are hidden. The chief secures them and leaves with Stubbs. After struggling to free herself, she makes her escape through the chute. She overhears all their plans and follows them to the dock, where she enters as a newsboy and hides beneath a barrel. While the chief is helping his wife into the launch, he places the valise on the ground. Miss Keene succeeds in hiding it under the barrel with her. He discovers its loss when Stubbs gives warning of police, and they hasten to the launch. They are caught, however, handcuffed and taken prisoners. The next and final scene shows Miss Keene, the Secret Service woman, receiving congratulations for successfully tracking the notorious band of counterfeiters.
IMDB:tt0358687