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Trying to Get Arrested

Apr 5, 1909 · 4m
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Comedy

PLOT

A tramp tries to get himself arrested so he can sleep in the nice, warm jail, but the police keep ignoring him or arresting the wrong person.

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CAST

John R. Cumpson
The Tramp
Anita Hendrie
The Assaulted Woman
Florence Lawrence
The Nanny
Owen Moore
The Passerby / In Fight
Marion Leonard
Extra
Directed by D.W. Griffith

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Revenue
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Production
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Country
US
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