''Stop Thief!'' is an extant 1920 silent

comedy drama film Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau In linguistics, a blend—also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau—is a word formed by combining the meanings, and parts of the sounds, of two or more words together.

directed by

Harry Beaumont Harry Beaumont (10 February 1888 – 22 December 1966) was an American film director, actor, and screenwriter. He worked for a variety of production companies including 20th Century Fox, Fox, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation, Goldwyn, Metro Pictur ...

and starring Tom Moore and

Irene Rich Irene Frances Rich ( Luther; October 13, 1891 – April 22, 1988) was an American actress who worked in both silent films, talkies, and radio. Early life Rich was born in Buffalo, New York. At age 17, she wed Elvo Elcourt Deffenbaugh at ...

. It was produced and distributed by the Goldwyn Pictures company.

Cast

* Tom Moore - Jack Dougan *

Hazel Daly Geraldine "Hazel" Daly (October 8, 1895 – January 2, 1987) was an American film actress. Daly was born on October 8, 1895, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. and died on January 2, 1987, in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 91. She appeared in 1 ...

- Snatcher Nell *

- Madge Carr *

Kate Lester Kate Lester (born Sarah Cody, 12 June 1857 – 12 October 1924) was an American theatrical and silent film actress. Her family, the Suydams of New York, were staying in Britain at the time of her birth. Early life Lester was brought up in ...

- Mrs. Carr *

Molly Malone "Molly Malone" ( Roud 16932, also known as "Cockles and Mussels" or "In Dublin's Fair City") is a song set in Dublin, Ireland, which has become the city's unofficial anthem. A statue representing Molly Malone, designed by Dublin artist Jeanne ...

- Joan Carr *

Edward McWade Edward McWade (January 14, 1865 – May 17, 1943) was an American actor, and screenwriter. Biography McWade was born in Washington, D.C., on January 14, 1865. His father was notable stage actor Robert McWade Sr. (1835-1913) and his younger ...

- Mr. Carr *

Raymond Hatton Raymond William Hatton (July 7, 1887 – October 21, 1971) was an American film actor who appeared in almost 500 motion pictures. Biography Hatton was born in Red Oak, Iowa. His physician father steered him toward a career in medicine. Howe ...

-James Cluney *Harris Gordon - Dr. Willoughby *Henry Ralston - Reverend Spelvin *John Lince - Detective Thompson * Maurice Flynn - Police Sergeant ''uncredited'' *

Otto Hoffman Otto F. Hoffman (May 2, 1879 – June 23, 1944) was an American film actor. He appeared in almost 200 films between 1915 and 1944. He was born in New York City and died in Los Angeles, California, from lung cancer. Hoffman's Broadway credi ...

- * James Neill - *Andre Robson -

Preservation status

A complete copy of the film is preserved at the

George Eastman House The George Eastman Museum, also referred to as George Eastman House and the International Museum of Photography and Film, is a photography museum in Rochester, New York. Opened to the public in 1949, is the oldest museum dedicated to photography ...

References

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* 1920 films American silent feature films Silent American comedy-drama films American black-and-white films American films based on plays Films directed by Harry Beaumont Goldwyn Pictures films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub 1920 comedy-drama films