The Kleptomaniac (1905)
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.
- Date of release
- 1905-02-18
- TMDB
- 5.0 / 10 (14)
- Runtime
- 10m
- Genres
- Crime
- Director
- Edwin S. Porter
Casting
- Aline Boyd — The Kleptomaniac, Mrs. Banker
- Phineas Nairs — Store Detective
- Jane Stewart — Female Detective
- George Voijere — Superintendent, Department Store
- Ann Egleston — The Thief
- Will S. Rising — Police Court Judge
- Helen Courtney — Justice
Interesting facts
The Kleptomaniac is a 1905 American silent drama film directed by Edwin S. Porter, and it was partly filmed on location in New-York. The film denounces the discriminatory treatment of the poor by the justice system. It is both one of the first American social drama and one of the first Courtroom drama.
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