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The Burglarized Burglar (1911)

The Burglarized Burglar poster
Directed by
R.F. Baker
Genre
silent film, crime film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A burglar tries to rob a house but gets outsmarted by the people inside. The short film follows the thief as his plan backfires in a comedic way.

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What happens

The Burglarized Burglar is a 1911 silent film crime short directed by R. F. Baker(Richard Foster Baker) with Francis X. Bushman and Dorothy Phillips in the leads and an early role by later star Bryant Washburn. It was produced by the Essanay Studios(Chicago) and distributed by the General Film Company. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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