A housemaid takes her mistress' necklace. When the police come, the butler, who loves her, takes the rap and is sentenced to five years in prison in this Hepworth short film.
Theo Frenkel came from a theatrical family and directed more than 200 films films from 1908 through the early 1920s (with one more directorial gig in 1925 and an acting appearance in 1948). He worked for several studios in his career, sometimes under the name of Theo Bouwemeester. This early film shows good editing and stage decoration, although the acting is florid and theatrical, as was usual for films in this era.
A copy of this rare survivor of his works has been posted to the Eye Institute site on Youtube.