Movies like The Adventure of the Pickpocket

When Octavius read in the morning paper that there had been many complaints about pickpockets at Coney Island, he decided to investigate conditions, and to see if his massive intellect could not suggest a remedy. So he disguised himself as a farmer, and went down to Coney Island. At the time that Octavius arrived. The Flim Flam Motion Picture Company was engaged in taking a few scenes for its masterly production of "No Mother to Chide Her." Octavius did not see the camera; all he saw was the motherless and unchidden heroine in the act of stealing a lady's pocketbook. He promptly gave chase, to the very considerable detriment of the Flim Flam Company's scene. The alarmed leading lady, thinking Octavius mad, made every effort to escape from him, but in vain. Octavius soon overhauled her, and ordered her to follow him to the police station. Octavius was himself arrested at the command of the indignant director. Owing to the fact that he was a young man of independent means, Octavius managed to fix things with the director, but not until he had spent a rather unpleasant ten minutes. Somewhat discouraged as a result of his initial attempt, Octavius decided to have some lunch. His sympathies were aroused by a lady, of what seemed to him a peculiarly innocent appearance, and with his usual chivalry he warned her of the dangers of the place, and begged her to accept his protection. While they were at lunch, two detectives, to whom Octavius had disclosed his business at Coney Island, approached and congratulated him on his capture of the lady of innocent appearance, who, it seems, was none other than Chicago Nell. Octavius was not over-slow in taking full credit for his achievement, and managed to suppress any slight surprise he may have felt, when he discovered at the station house that Chicago Nell had made the best of their short acquaintance by relieving him of his watch and money.