Stop Thief! (1901)
- Directed by
- James Williamson
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 2 min
- Rating
- 5.2 of 10 from 36 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A tramp steals meat from a butcher and runs away. The butcher chases him with his dogs to get the meat back.
lightheartedplayfulbriskchasecomedicearly-cinemasimplejustice-served
What happens
Stop Thief! is a 1901 British short silent drama film, directed by James Williamson, showing a tramp getting his comeuppance after stealing some meat from a butcher and his dogs. "One of the first true 'chase' films made not just in Britain but anywhere else", according to Michael Brooke of BFI Screenonline. It was released along with Fire! (1901), "indicating the direction Williamson would take over the next few years, as he refined this new film grammar to tell stories of unprecedented narrative and emotional sophistication." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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A Sticky Affair (1913)
Peter's Little Picnic (1913)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.