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The Stolen Loaf
(1913) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by [?] D.W. Griffith?
Cast: Henry B. Walthall [the poor man], Kate Bruce [the poor man’s wife], Claire McDowell [the rich woman], Harry Carey [the butler], William A. Carroll [a man at the dinner], Charles Hill Mailes [a man at the dinner]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by Grace Barton. Cinematography by [?] G.W. Bitzer? / Released [?] 10 or 15? May 1913. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / [?] Katherine Stone (in Barry-Griffith p. 43) notes that this film was probably directed by D.W. Griffith, though no contemporary facts confirming this are available.
Drama: Crime.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? The butler, a Raffles, stole the necklace, but cornered, he hid it. Fate gave it to a poor man and the clever Raffles had him arrested and convicted. But fate also brought happiness to the poor man for through his sorrow fate convicted the butler and made society recognize its injustice to the poor man.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 17 December 2024.
References: Barry-Griffith p. 43; Spehr-American p. 3 : Website-IMDb.
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