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A Thief Catcher (1914)

Genre : Comedy, Crime

Runtime : 8M

Director : Ford Sterling

Synopsis

Two criminals chase a plainclothes policeman who, while taking out his dog, witnesses their crime.

Actors

Ford Sterling
Ford Sterling
Suspicious John
Edgar Kennedy
Edgar Kennedy
Crook (uncredited)
Mack Swain
Mack Swain
Crook (uncredited)
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Cop (uncredited)
George Jeske
George Jeske
Cop (uncredited)
Rube Miller
Rube Miller
Cop (uncredited)
William Hauber
William Hauber
Cop (uncredited)
Phyllis Allen
Phyllis Allen
Woman Hanging Out Washing (uncredited)

Crews

Ford Sterling
Ford Sterling
Director
Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett
Producer

Posters and backgrounds

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