A Thief Catcher

A Thief Catcher
Directed by Ford Sterling
Produced by Mack Sennett
Starring Ford Sterling
Mack Swain
Edgar Kennedy
Charles Chaplin
Distributed by Keystone Studios
Release date(s) 19 February 1914
Running time 1 reel
5 min, 47 sec
Country United States
Language Silent film
English (Original titles)

A Thief Catcher is a one-reel 1914 American-made motion picture, produced by Mack Sennett for his Keystone film company, directed by Ford Sterling,[1] and starring Sterling, Mack Swain, Edgar Kennedy, and Charles Chaplin[2][3] as a policeman. Chaplin had claimed in interviews that he'd played a bit-role as a policeman while at Keystone Studios.[4]

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Preservation status

The film was believed lost and Chaplin's appearance unknown until a print was discovered in 2010 at a Michigan antique sale.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Allen, Nick (July 16, 2010). "Long lost Charlie Chaplin film found at antiques fair". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/7894001/Long-lost-Charlie-Chaplin-film-found-at-antiques-fair.html. 
  2. ^ Larotonda, Matthew (July 18, 2010). "Lost Charlie Chaplin Silent Film Re-Debuts 96 Years Later at Virginia Movie Festival". ABC News. http://abcnews.go.com/WN/lost-charlie-chaplin-silent-film-thief-catcher-debuts/story?id=11193421. 
  3. ^ Zongker, Brett (July 15, 2010). "Long-Lost Chaplin Film to Debut at Va. Festival". The Associated Press. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128537883. 
  4. ^ "Cinecon 46: Lost Chaplin Film". cinecon.org. http://www.cinecon.org/cinecon_chaplinfilm.html. Retrieved 2010-08-10. 
  5. ^ Brunsting, Joshua (June 8, 2010). "Charlie Chaplin Film Found At An Antique Sale, Once Thought Lost". The Criterion Cast. http://criterioncast.com/2010/06/08/charlie-chaplin-film-found-at-an-antique-sale-once-thought-lost/. Retrieved June 9, 2010. 
  6. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: A Thief Catcher". Silent Era. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/T/ThiefCatcher1914.html. Retrieved 2010-06-10. 

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