Century of Slapstick #26: A Thief Catcher
100 years ago today Keystone released its short comedy A Thief Catcher. This minor picture features the Keystone Kops, and Ford Sterling (who also directed). Sterling plays a character named “Suspicious John” who calls the Kops when he spies some “yeggs” lurking about his house. The film might have remained far more obscure than it is if not […]