''Stop Thief!'' is an extant 1920
silent comedy drama film
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...
directed by
Harry Beaumont
Harry Beaumont (10 February 1888 – 22 December 1966) was an American film director, actor, and screenwriter. He worked for a variety of production companies including 20th Century Fox, Fox, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation, Goldwyn, Metro Picture ...
and starring
Tom Moore and
Irene Rich
Irene Rich (born Irene Frances Luther; October 13, 1891 – April 22, 1988) was an American actress who worked in both silent films and talkies, as well as radio.
Early life
Rich was born in Buffalo, New York.
At age 17, she wed Elvo Elc ...
. It was produced and distributed by the Goldwyn Pictures company.
Cast
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Tom Moore - Jack Dougan
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Hazel Daly - Snatcher Nell
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Irene Rich
Irene Rich (born Irene Frances Luther; October 13, 1891 – April 22, 1988) was an American actress who worked in both silent films and talkies, as well as radio.
Early life
Rich was born in Buffalo, New York.
At age 17, she wed Elvo Elc ...
- Madge Carr
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Kate Lester
Kate Lester (born Sarah Cody, 12 June 1857 – 12 October 1924) was an American theatrical and silent film actress. Her family, the Suydams of New York, were staying in Britain at the time of her birth.Who Was Who on Screen 3rd edition page ...
- Mrs. Carr
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Molly Malone
"Molly Malone" (also known as "Cockles and Mussels" or "In Dublin's Fair City") is a traditional song set in Dublin, Ireland, which has become its unofficial anthem.
A statue representing Molly Malone was unveiled on Grafton Street by then Lo ...
- Joan Carr
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Edward McWade
Edward McWade (January 14, 1865 – May 17, 1943) was a writer, stage actor and an American film actor.
Biography
McWade was born in Washington, D.C., on January 14, 1865. His father was notable stage actor Robert McWade Sr. (1835-1913) and ...
- Mr. Carr
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Raymond Hatton
Raymond William Hatton (July 7, 1887 – October 21, 1971) was an American film actor who appeared in almost 500 motion pictures.
Biography
Hatton was born in Red Oak, Iowa. His physician father steered him toward a career in medicine. Howev ...
-James Cluney
*Harris Gordon - Dr. Willoughby
*Henry Ralston - Reverend Spelvin
*John Lince - Detective Thompson
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Maurice Flynn - Police Sergeant
''uncredited''
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Otto Hoffman
Otto F. Hoffman (May 2, 1879 – June 23, 1944) was an American film actor. He appeared in almost 200 films between 1915 and 1944. He was born in New York City and died in Los Angeles, California, from lung cancer.
Hoffman's Broadway credit ...
-
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James Neill -
*Andre Robson -
Preservation status
*A print of the film is preserved at the
George Eastman House
The George Eastman Museum, also referred to as ''George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film'', the world's oldest museum dedicated to photography and one of the world's oldest film archives, opened to the public in 1949 in ...
.
The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog
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References
External links
Stop Thief! at IMDb.com
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1920 films
American silent feature films
Silent comedy-drama films
Silent American comedy-drama films
American black-and-white films
American films based on plays
Films directed by Harry Beaumont
Goldwyn Pictures films
1920s American films
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1920 comedy-drama films