The Empty Cab

Story

Synopsis

Henry Egbert Xerxes' big chance as a cub reporter comes when he is assigned to track down a gang of counterfeiters which gathers regularly at the Red Dog Inn. As he leaves the office, Henry witnesses a girl being dragged into a cab -- the same girl he had seen that morning passing counterfeit money. Henry follows, but on overtaking the cab, he finds it empty. At the Red Dog Inn, he discovers that the girl is being held captive. After a series of rough and tumble adventures with the resident thugs, he and the girl escape, after which he rushes home to write up the story. When it fails to appear in print, Henry storms into the city room only to discover that the entire business was a hoax, intended to test his reporter's instincts.

Director

Douglas Gerrard

Writers

F. McGrew Willis

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

6 July 1918

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Franklyn Farnum

  Henry Egbert Xerxes

• 

  Eileen Percy

  The Girl

• 

  Frank Brownlee

  Big Ed

• 

  Fred Kelsey

  The Detective

• Harry De More

  Ramsey, City Editor

• Harry Lindsey

  The Bartender