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

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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