Stop Thief
About Stop Thief
Jack Dougan and Snatcher Nell plan to steal the wedding gifts of Madge Carr and James Cluney, and Nell gets in as a maid. Gifts disappear. Madge's father, a kleptomaniac, feels guilty, and Cluney half suspects himself. Dougan waylays the detective, steals his badge, and impersonates him. Cornered, the pair confess and are forgiven, and both couples marry.
Cast & crew
More about Stop Thief
Harry Beaumont directed Charles Kenyon's scenario from Carlyle Moore's play, which opened in New York on December 25, 1912. Samuel Goldwyn presented it, and Norbert Brodine photographed it. Goldwyn released the six-reeler in August 1920.
Themes
Making
Goldwyn bought Moore's stage farce about a kleptomaniac father and a pair of working thieves and shot it as a feature comedy.
Look
Norbert Brodine photographed the Carr household, where Nell's maid disguise and Dougan's badge switch play out.
Preservation
A complete copy is preserved at the George Eastman Museum.
Notes
- Tom Moore plays Jack Dougan. Hazel Daly plays Snatcher Nell. Irene Rich plays Madge Carr. Raymond Hatton plays James Cluney.
- Edward McWade is Mr. Carr. Kate Lester is Mrs. Carr. Molly Malone is Joan Carr.
- John Lince plays Detective Thompson. Maurice Flynn is a police sergeant.
- A complete print is at the George Eastman Museum.
- The Internet Archive copy is filed as filmcollectief-01-676.
Scenes
- Nell enters the Carr house as a maid.
- Dougan lifts Detective Thompson's badge and impersonates him.
- The two couples finish in a double wedding.
Influenced by
- Stop Thief (Carlyle Moore play, 1912)
Also available
- Internet Archive (filmcollectief-01-676)
