Beating the Game (1921)

Professional safecracker Fancy Charlie breaks into the apartment of GB Lawson a criminologist and mistakenly believes that he has robbed a fellow safecracker Out of professional courtesy he informs Lawson of what he has done Instead of calling the police Lawsonwho believes in the philosophy of honor among thievesmakes a deal with Charlie to show Charlie that its actually more profitable to be a legitimate businessman then a crook hell give Charlie some money if Charlie will use it to establish a legitimate business in the small town of Plumfield and at the end of a year they will divide up whatever profits Charlie is able to make honestly Charlie agrees but soon discovers that things arent going to be quite as easy as he thought