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The Burglar and the Lady
Also known as [The Lady and the Burglar]
(1914) United States of America
B&W : [?] Five or Six? reels
Directed by Herbert Blaché

Cast: James J. Corbett [Danvers, also known as Raffles], Claire Whitney [Norma], Fraunie Fraunholz [the butler], Calvin Reisland [Hadley Stone], Edward Cecil [Reverend John Banfield], Augusta Burmeister [Mrs. Harmon]

Sun Photoplay Company production; distributed on State Rights basis by Warner’s Features, Incorporated. / Scenario by Langdon McCormick. / Released November 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Corbett’s acting debut. [?] AFI-F1 n F1.0535 and Website-AFI indicate that the film may have been rereleased in February 1915 under the title The Lady and the Burglar.

Drama: Crime.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.0535.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Athletes: Boxers: James J. Corbett - Bankers - Criminals: Burglars, Rehabilitation, Robbers - Domestics: Butlers - Escapes - Families: Brother-brother relationships - Impersonation - Imposture - Police - Religion: Clergy, Reverends

Listing updated: 27 November 2022.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.0535; Tarbox-Lost p. 255 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.