Eddie Lyons keeps encountering Victoria Forde. When a policeman starts to upbraid him, Lyons panics and runs off with Miss Forde's purse, containing money and jewelry. We'll assume this was not his plan. In any case, he regrets it and wants to return the loot, but the family has already hired the great detective Potts, which seems to be what you get when you put Lee Moran in a mustache. The two play cat-and-mouse for a while, with some gags.
It seems that whenever they needed one of the two to be romantic, the powers-that-be chose Mr. Lyons. I am sure this got on Mr. Moran's nerves and contributed to the team's break-up in 1920. On the other hand, the strain of making a movie a week for seven years could explain that by itself.
There's a lovely moving shot from the steamship that Miss Forde, her father (Harry Rattenberry) and Mr. Lyons are on. As it pulls away from the dock, with Mr. Moran on the dock, Moran is nicely framed by the railing and grows smaller as the ship pulls away....and then the camera tracks back.
It seems that whenever they needed one of the two to be romantic, the powers-that-be chose Mr. Lyons. I am sure this got on Mr. Moran's nerves and contributed to the team's break-up in 1920. On the other hand, the strain of making a movie a week for seven years could explain that by itself.
There's a lovely moving shot from the steamship that Miss Forde, her father (Harry Rattenberry) and Mr. Lyons are on. As it pulls away from the dock, with Mr. Moran on the dock, Moran is nicely framed by the railing and grows smaller as the ship pulls away....and then the camera tracks back.
