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“Stop Thief!”
(1900) United States of America
B&W : [?] 24 or 148? feet
Directed by F.S. Armitage
Cast: (unknown)
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. / © 7 June 1902 by American Mutoscope and Biograph Company [H18748]. Released December 1900. / [?] 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format?
Comedy.
Synopsis: [From Biograph promotional materials] A thief being pursued by a policeman, jumps into one of two barrels which stand in front of a store. The policeman runs to the barrel to capture the thief, but finds it is empty. While he is looking into this barrel, the thief jumps out of the other barrel and escapes.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 6 January 2023.
References: Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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