A Thief Catcher
Encyclopedia
A Thief Catcher is a one-reel 1914
American
-made motion picture, produced by Mack Sennett
for his Keystone film company
, directed by Ford Sterling
, and starring Sterling, Mack Swain
, Edgar Kennedy
, and Charles Chaplin as a policeman. Chaplin had claimed in interviews that he'd played a bit-role as a policeman while at Keystone Studios.
1914 in film
The year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.-Events:*The 3,300-seat Mark Strand Theatre opens in New York City....
American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
-made motion picture, produced by Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett was a Canadian-born American director and was known as the innovator of slapstick comedy in film. During his lifetime he was known at times as the "King of Comedy"...
for his Keystone film company
Keystone Studios
Keystone Studios was an early movie studio founded in Edendale, California in 1912 as the Keystone Pictures Studio by Mack Sennett with backing from Adam Kessel and Charles O. Bauman, owners of the New York Motion Picture Company...
, directed by Ford Sterling
Ford Sterling
Ford Sterling was an American comedian and actor best known for his work with Keystone Studios. One of the 'Big 4' he was the original chief of the Keystone Cops.-Biography:...
, and starring Sterling, Mack Swain
Mack Swain
Mack Swain was an American actor and vaudevillian, prolific throughout the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s.-Film career:...
, Edgar Kennedy
Edgar Kennedy
Edgar Livingston Kennedy was an American comedic film actor, known as "the king of the slow burn". A slow burn is an exasperated facial expression, performed very deliberately; Kennedy embellished this by rubbing his hand over his bald head and across his face, in an attempt to hold his temper...
, and Charles Chaplin as a policeman. Chaplin had claimed in interviews that he'd played a bit-role as a policeman while at Keystone Studios.
Preservation status
The film was believed lost and Chaplin's appearance unknown until a print was discovered in 2010 at a Michigan antique sale.See also
- List of American films of 1914
- Charlie Chaplin filmographyCharlie Chaplin filmographyCharlie Chaplin was a British film actor, comedian, director, producer, writer, musician and music composer whose work in motion pictures spanned from 1914 until 1967. During his early years in film he became established as a worldwide cinematic idol renowned for his tramp persona. During the...
- List of rediscovered films