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A Polished Burglar
(1911) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: Lenore Ulrich (Lenore Ulric) [Louise], [?] Walter Hitchcock? [Jack]
Essanay Film Manufacturing Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 14 December 1911; in a split-reel with The Hack & Schmidt Bout (1911). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Jack and Louise love each other, but Louise’s popper and mommer object. Jack and a pal, with Louise as the third conspirator, plan to frighten the old people into giving consent. They masquerade as burglars, slip into the house and steal away with all the plate, after making the old man shine Jack’s shoes and the mother manicure his nails. Jack then returns with the booty, playing the hero, but the old man notices his polished shoes and the old lady his fingernails, and Jack is forced in turn to shine the old man’s shoes.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 12 December 2024.
References: Website-IMDb.
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