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Arrest of a Shoplifter
(1900) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: (unknown)

American Mutoscope Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope Company. / Cinematography by Arthur Marvin. / © 12 September 1903 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H35649]. / [?] Mutoscope 68mm spherical 1.36:1 format? / The production was shot on 16 July 1900.

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Arrests - Crime: Theft - Criminals: Shoplifters

Listing updated: 31 August 2009.

References: Niver-Early p. 12.