The Arrest of a Pickpocket is an 1895 British short black-and-white silent crime film, produced and directed by Birt Acres for exhibition on Robert W. Paul's peep show Kinetoscopes, featuring a policeman catching a pickpocket with the assistance of a passing sailor.[1][2] The film was considered lost until footage from an 1896 Fairground Programme, originally shown in a portable booth at Hull Fair by Midlands photographer George Williams, donated to the National Fairground Archive was identified as being from this film.[3]
| The Arrest of a Pickpocket | |
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.jpg) Screencap from the film | |
| Directed by | Birt Acres |
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| Cinematography | Birt Acres |
Production company | Robert W. Paul |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | Silent |
References edit
- ^ "The Arrest of a Pickpocket". BFI Film & TV Database. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ "The Arrest of a Pickpocket". Silent Era. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ "A brief History: A 1896 Fairground Programme - The George Williams Collection". Europa Film Treasures. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
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