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The New Policeman
(1909) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel / 100 feet
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: (unknown)
Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / © 14 December 1909 by Edison Manufacturing Company [J136001, J136002, J136003, J136004]. Released 14 December 1909; in a split-reel with Fenton of the 42nd (1909). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? A new policeman, anxious to follow instructions literally, is given his book of printed rules. One of these is that he must report any occurrences out of the ordinary. On his first night’s beat he comes across a dead dog at the corner of two streets. He promptly takes out his notebook in order to jot down the occurrence, but to his dismay finds that one of the street names is so long and vague that he cannot write it. He scratches his head in perplexity, but the situation is relieved when another policeman comes along and suggests moving the dead dog to the corner of two streets with short and simple names. This is promptly put down in the notebook and our new patrolman is happy.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 12 December 2024.
References: Lahue-World p. 4 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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