The Kleptomaniac (1905)
10m
Running Time
February 4, 1905Release Date
The Kleptomaniac (1905)
10m
Running Time
February 4, 1905Release Date
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Plot.
A well-dressed woman leaves her home and takes a carriage to a department store. While she is in the store, she steals several items, and is caught by store employees. Meanwhile, a poor woman with two small children steals a loaf of bread out of desperation, and she is quickly caught and arrested. Both women are taken to the police station and then into court, to see what penalty each of them must face.
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Cast & Crew.
Aline Boyd
The Kleptomaniac, Mrs. Banker
Phineas Nairs
Store Detective
Jane Stewart
Female Detective
George Voijere
Superintendant, Department Store
Will S. Rising
Police Court Judge
Edwin S. Porter
Director
Ann Egleston
The Thief
Ann Eggleston
The Thief
Details.
Wiki.
The Kleptomaniac, is a 1905 American silent drama film, directed by Edwin S. Porter partly filmed on location in New-York denouncing the discriminatory treatment of the poor by the justice system. It is one of the first American social drama and Courtroom drama.