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The Automobile Thieves
(1906) United States of America
B&W : One reel / 955 feet
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: (unknown)

The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by The Vitagraph Company of America. / © 22 September 1906 by The Vitagraph Company of America [H82958]. Released September 1906. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: Prints exist in the UCLA Film and Television Archive film archive [35mm nitrate positive, 35mm preservation negative, 35mm preservation positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Crime: Theft (Automobile) - Criminals: Thieves - Transportation: Automobiles

Listing updated: 7 June 2010.

References: Musser-Emerge pp. 439, 467-468, 489, 598; Slide-BigV p. 174 : Website-AFI; Website-NFPF.