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The Ex-Convict
(1904) United States of America
B&W : [?] 660 or 800? feet
Directed by Edwin S. Porter
Cast: (unknown)
Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by Edwin S. Porter. / © 19 November 1904 by Thomas A. Edison [H53489, H53490, H53491, H53492, H53493, H53494, H53495, H53496]. Released December 1904. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film includes a main title card and intertitles.
Drama.
Synopsis: A jobless exconvict is forced by circumstance back into a life of crime.
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Bedrooms - Charity - Children - Crates - Crime: Break-ins, Burglary - Families - Furniture: Beds - Hardship - Homes - Houses - Injuries - Jobs: Fired from job, Job hunting - Neighborhoods - Paint: Brushes - Police: Policemen - Rescues - Sidewalks - Signage - Snow - Transportation: Automobiles - Unemployment - Weapons: Guns
Listing updated: 2 February 2010.
References: Film viewing : Bohn-Light pp. 19, 108; Fell-History pp. 47, 49, 50; Musser-Before pp. 10, 11, 19; Musser-Emerge pp. 380, 389, 390-393, 601; Niver-First pp. 82, 85; Robinson-Palace p. 125; Shipman-Cinema pp. 28, 34; Sinyard-Silent p. 15; Sklar-Movie p. 27; Sloan-Loud pp. 40-41, 148 : Website-AFI.
Home video: DVD.
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