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Raid on a Coiner’s Den
(1904) England
B&W : Short film
Directed by Alf Collins

Cast: (unknown)

L. Gaumont and Company [British] production; distributed by L. Gaumont and Company [British]. / [?] 35mm spherical format? / © 23 June 1904 in the USA by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / The film opens with a close-up shot.

Drama: Crime.

Synopsis: Counterfeiters are detected and caught by the police.

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

Current rights holder: (unknown) [United Kingdom]; Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Animals: Dogs - Canes - Crime: Counterfeiting - Criminals: Countfeiters - Fights - Fires - Hats: Bowler - Ladders - Law: Enforcement: Police: Detectives, Policemen (Arrests) - Walls - Weapons: Guns

Listing updated: 13 January 2015.

References: Film viewing : Niver-First pp. 55-56; Shipman-Cinema p. 30.

Home video: VHS.