Three Hours (1927)

"Three hours ago you were begging on the street-now you have come back for your baby-but you'll never see her alive again!"

Left penniless by her vengeful ex-husband, Madeline is forced to become a pickpocket to pay for a new wardrobe. One of her victims is a Mr. Finlay, who threatens to turn her over to the police -- until he hears Madeline's woeful tale of her cruel, possessive husband.