AFI CATALOG OF FEATURE FILMS

THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993

Movie Title

Concealing a Burglar (1908)

30 October 1908

Cast:

Arthur Johnson, Florence Lawrence, Harry Solter [ More ]

Director:

D. W. Griffith

Production Company:

American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.
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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
LCMP
p. 13, column 1
LCPP
p. 24
EMP
p. 63
BIOB1
p. 398, 428
BIOB2
p. 32
BPL
pp. 106-107
The Daily Worker
p. 28
MPW
31 Oct 1908
p. 344ts, 350tl
CAST
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTOR
D. W. Griffith
Dir
PHOTOGRAPHY
Billy Bitzer
G. W. Bitzer
Cam
DETAILS
Release Date:
30 October 1908
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.
22 October 1908
H117340
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in feet):
663
Country:
United States
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30 October 1908, American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.
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