The Little Train Robbery (1905)

Directed by

Edwin Stanton Porter

Genre

silent film, crime film, parody film

Country

United States

Runtime

12 min

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Kids act out a train robbery using a toy railroad and a playhouse. The short film parodies an earlier serious crime film by having children play all the roles in a playful and harmless way.

playfullightheartedwhimsicalcomedicfast-pacednostalgicinnocentstaged

What happens

The Little Train Robbery is a 1905 American silent Western film directed by Edwin S. Porter. It is a parodic sequel/remake to Porter's 1903 film The Great Train Robbery with an all-child "cast as the robbers, and a miniature railroad and playhouse as sets." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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