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The Power of the Camera

Mar 17, 1913 · 6m
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Comedy

PLOT

Two convicts escape from the city jail and manage to elude their pursuers for quite a while, by contriving a fake motion picture machine and posing as picture producers. But, like many of us, they become over-confident and are finally apprehended by the guard.

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CAST

Charles Murray
First Convict
Dell Henderson
Second Convict
Edward Dillon
Guard
Gus Pixley
The Sheriff
Frank Opperman
The Bartender
Clarence Barr
The Tramp
Directed by Dell Henderson

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
American Mutoscope & Biograph
Country
US

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