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Fake Beggar
(1898) United States of America
B&W : 50 feet
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: (unknown)
Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / © 5 August 1898 by Thomas A. Edison [46697]. Released August 1898. / [?] Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format or Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format? / [?] The film may have been illegally duplicated and sold by The Selig Polyscope Company, Incorporated.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [From Edison promotional materials] A “legless” man is begging on the street. When a coin misses his cup, he stands up to get it, only to be discovered and chased by a policeman.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 22 August 2023.
References: Musser-Emerge pp. 252, 602 : Website-IMDb.
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