The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Drama · Crime
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Film / 1917
Thou Shalt Not Steal
Directed by
William Nigh
Mary Bruce is wooed by Lord Haverford but loves Roger Benton, her father's secretary. To finalize his marriage proposal, Lord Haverford offers her father a large sum of money and, being low on funds, Mr. Bruce accepts it, then places it in a safe. Horrified by her father's actions, Mary steals the cash from the safe that night, but on her way out is overcome by another thief whose wrist she bites in the ensuing …
The story
Mary Bruce is wooed by Lord Haverford but loves Roger Benton, her father's secretary. To finalize his marriage proposal, Lord Haverford offers her father a large sum of money and, being low on funds, Mr. Bruce accepts it, then places it in a safe. Horrified by her father's actions, Mary steals the cash from the safe that night, but on her way out is overcome by another thief whose wrist she bites in the ensuing tussle.
Cast
Virginia PearsonMary Bruce
Claire WhitneyMadeleine
Eric MayneHenry Bruce
Mathilde BrundageMrs. Bruce
John GoldsworthyLord Haverford
Robert ElliottRoger Benton
Martin FaustPaul Lechmere
Lem F. KennedyDetective Farrell
Danny SullivanThe Reporter
Mary FoyMrs. Jones
Victor De LinskyThe Valet
W. H. BurtonThe Servant
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