Court House Crooks

1915 Comedy 22 minutes Directed by Ford Sterling

About Court House Crooks

A judge's young wife is seeing the district attorney on the side. A piece of jewelry goes missing, and a message written on a mirror points at the district attorney. The note undoes him.

Cast & crew

More about Court House Crooks

Ford Sterling directed and plays the lead. Mack Sennett produced the two-reeler for Keystone. Mutual distributed it. Harold Lloyd appears, without a credit. The running time is 22 minutes.

Themes

Notes

  • Harold Lloyd's part is uncredited. This is an early Keystone appearance, before he had his own series.
  • Ford Sterling both directs and stars.
  • The plot turns on two pieces of evidence: jewelry in the wrong place, and writing on a mirror.
  • Mutual was releasing Keystone shorts in 1915.

Scenes

  • A message written on a mirror identifies the district attorney and ends the affair.