Betsy's Burglar
Seen it?1917 | 50 min | Romance, Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved The Purple Rose of Cairo, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 50 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1917: an older pace and style.
Betsy Harlow is a hard-working maid in a boarding house. Her dream. however, is to be a detective, a dream she shares with her boyfriend Oscar, a delivery boy for a local grocer. One day a mysterious character named Harry Brent takes a room at the boarding house. Harry, seeing that Betsy is falling for his rather shady charms, persuades her to help him get a box of jewels owned by the Jaspers, an elderly couple who lives across the hall. It turns out that Harry is not quite who he seems; neither, however, are the Jaspers.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 358 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Paul Powell
- Constance TalmadgeBetsy Harlow
- Kenneth HarlanHarry Brent
- Monte BlueVictor Gilpin
- Joseph SingletonJasper Dunn
- Josephine CrowellMrs. Dunn
- Clyde E. HopkinsOscar Schlitz (as Clyde Hopkins)
- Hal WilsonJames
- Kate BruceMrs. Randall
- Elmo Lincoln