The Kleptomaniac

The Kleptomaniac
Screenshot: The Kleptomaniac caught in a department store
Directed byEdwin S. Porter
StarringAline Boyd
Ann Eggleston
William S. Rising
CinematographyEdwin S. Porter
Production
company
Release date
  • February 1905 (1905-02)
Running time
10 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish intertitles

The Kleptomaniac is a 1905 American silent drama film directed by Edwin S. Porter, and it was partly filmed on location in New-York. The film denounces the discriminatory treatment of the poor by the justice system. It is both one of the first American social drama and one of the first Courtroom drama.

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