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The Jail Bird and How He Flew, a Farce Comedy Escape
(1906) United States of America
B&W : 610 feet
Directed by [?] J. Stuart Blackton?

Cast: (unknown)

The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by The Vitagraph Company of America. / Cinematography by J. Stuart Blackton. / © 27 June 1906 by The Vitagraph Company of America [H79887]. Released 7 July 1906. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Criminals: Fugitives - Escaped convicts - Escaped prisoners - Escapes

Listing updated: 22 August 2023.

References: Slide-BigV p. 174 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.