How the Burglar Tricked the Bobby (1903)

Directed by

Cecil Hepworth

Genre

silent film

Country

United Kingdom

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.

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How it feels

A burglar tricks a police officer and traps him inside a small house. The thief then escapes before the officer can get out.

playfullightheartedslapstickbriskcharmingwhimsicalsilent-era

What happens

How the Burglar Tricked the Bobby è un cortometraggio muto del 1901 diretto e interpretato da Cecil M. Hepworth. Un ladro intrappola un agente dentro un cottage e fugge. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.