A Thief Catcher

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A Thief Catcher

1914

0h 12m

4.9(33 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Overview

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

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8 members

Acting

Ford Sterling

Suspicious John

Acting

Edgar Kennedy

Crook (uncredited)

Acting

Mack Swain

Crook (uncredited)

Acting

Charlie Chaplin

Cop (uncredited)

Directing

George Jeske

Cop (uncredited)

Acting

Rube Miller

Cop (uncredited)

Acting

William Hauber

Cop (uncredited)

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Phyllis Allen

Woman Hanging Out Washing (uncredited)

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