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A Thief Catcher (1914) Directed By Ford Sterling
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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 February 19, 1914 Running time 1 reel c. 7 min, 35 sec Country United States Languages Silent film English (Original titles) A Thief Catcher is a one-reel 1914 American comedy film , 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 Keystone Cop . Plot Three armed burglars stop atop an embankment to divide the loot from a recent crime. When one of the men complains about how the shares are split, a fight erupts. The complainer is eventually pushed over the embankment by the other two thieves. By chance, a police chief (Ford Sterling) who was out with his dog and his camera, takes a photo of the burglars. They spot him and pursue him. Eventually the police chief flees unknowingly to a barn which the burglars have been using as their hideout. The police chief appears to be cornered in the barn but he dispatches a note with his dog who takes it to police headquarters. The bumbling pol…
Directors & creators
Ford Sterling
Subjects
Ford Sterling, Charlie Chaplin, 1914