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Through Dumb Luck
(1912) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by Dell Henderson
Cast: Edward Dillon [the boob detective], Grace Henderson [the crime victim], J. Jiquel Lanoe [one of the thieves], J. Waltham [the police sergeant], William Beaudine [among the bystanders], [?] Charles Murray? [among the bystanders]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / From a screen story by Dell Henderson. Supervising director, [?] Mack Sennett? Assistant director, William Beaudine. Cinematography by Percy Higginson. / Released 26 August 1912. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? A sneak thief snatches a jewel bag from a woman in the park and gets away with it. His act is seen by another crook who follows him and wants a share of the loot. The affair is reported to the police and a couple of detectives are put on the case. The boob cop of the force begs to be allowed to work, but is denied, the other policemen giving him the laugh for his presumption. Well, he turns the laugh on them by catching the thief and restoring the jewels, although it was by accident.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 7 October 2023.
References: Spehr-American p. 4 : Website-IMDb.
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