The Burglar’s Slide for Life
A burglar escapes from the apartment he’s robbing by sliding down the clothesline, but in the end he’s caught by the family dog.
Genre Crime
The Kleptomaniac
A well-dressed woman leaves her home and takes a carriage to a department store. While she is in the store, she steals several items, and is caught by store employees. Meanwhile, a poor woman with two small children steals a…
Bold Bank Robbery
A gang of criminals plans and executes the robbery of a bank in Philadelphia. However, the police are alerted and a chase through the city’s streets ensues.
The Moonshiner
A mountaineer loads a shipment of moonshine whiskey onto his horse-cart, then goes to make a delivery. After he leaves, a revenue agent comes to the mountaineer’s house to stake it out, and he soon observes some whiskey being traded…
Tracked by Bloodhounds; or, A Lynching at Cripple Creek
A tramp kills a generous woman. In revenge, her husband tracks down and lynches the tramp.
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The millionaire’s child is kidnapped. Sherlock Holmes after many thrilling adventures and narrow escapes rescues the child.
The Little Train Robbery
In this parody of 1903’s “Great Train Robbery”, also made by Edwin S. Porter, young bandits rob the passengers of a kiddie train and are chased by police officers.
A Nigger in the Woodpile
This is a clever comedy production in several scenes. In the opening scene the hired man is complaining to Farmer Jones that the woodpile is being depleted by thieves. Farmer Jones decides to adopt drastic measures and loads one of…
Sherlock Holmes Baffled
Sherlock Holmes enters his drawing room to find it being burgled, but on confronting the villain is surprised when the latter disappears.
How They Rob Men in Chicago
A burlesque on the work of highwaymen in Chicago. An elderly gentleman is sandbagged and robbed by a thug, who inadvertently leaves some money on the victim’s prostrate body. A policeman shows up.
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