Tricks of the Trade

Plot Summary

Jack Breen and his wife, Lizzie, are professional crooks, who live in a fine house and set themselves up as belonging to the best. Breen gets his living by various means, including begging. He dresses in ragged clothes and picks up crusts in the street, which he pretends to eat, thereby exciting the sympathy of passers-by.

Top Cast

Harry T. Morey Jack Breen - a Fake Beggar

Julia Swayne Gordon Lizzie Breen - Jack's Wife & Accomplice

Robert Gaillard 1st Detective

Dorothy Kelly 2nd Detective

Mary Maurice Jennie Corcoran