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A Legal Hold-Up
(1901) United States of America
B&W : [?] 53 and 306? feet
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: (unknown)

American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Cinematography by F.S. Armitage (Frederick S. Armitage). / © 10 January 1902 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H16346]. Released June 1901. / [?] Mutoscope 68mm spherical 1.36:1 format?

Comedy.

Synopsis: [From Biograph promotional materials] An intoxicated man is held up in approved fashion and relieved of his valuables by a policeman. The action is exceedingly funny and the facial expressions good.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 13 August 2023.

References: Sloan-Loud pp. 17, 20, 42, 56, 149 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.