Plot
Paul Clifford tells the story of a chivalrous highwayman in the time of the French Revolution. Of unknown birth, brought up in evil, Paul Clifford is arrested for theft and becomes a highwayman. As Captain Clifford, he loves Lucy Brandon, but is brought before her uncle, Judge Brandon, for a robbery. He is revealed to be Brandon's stolen child. Clifford is condemned to death by his father, but escapes with Lucy to America.
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