Plot Summary

Gertie Jones, known among other thieves as "The Chatterbox" because she talks to herself while she works, becomes a rich woman's French maid after learning about her employer's $40,000 diamond necklace. To cover up the scratches left by her tools after she unsuccessfully tries to open the safe containing the necklace, Gertie telephones the police to report an attempted burglary. Jimmy Hartigan, a famous thief, arrives and after he and Gertie fall in love at first sight, he is arrested.

Movie Details

Original Title
Pretty Smooth
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Priscilla Dean as Gertie Jones

Priscilla Dean

Gertie Jones

Francis McDonald as Jimmy Hartigan

Francis McDonald

Jimmy Hartigan

Gertrude Astor as Mrs. Hanson

Gertrude Astor

Mrs. Hanson

George A. McDaniel as Mr. Hanson

George A. McDaniel

Mr. Hanson

Walt Whitman as Ex-convict

Walt Whitman

Ex-convict

Josef Swickard as Judge

Josef Swickard

Judge

Clara Greenwood as Nellie

Clara Greenwood

Nellie

Milton Ross as Kersey

Milton Ross

Kersey

Production Companies

Universal Film Manufacturing Company