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Raffles, the Amateur Detective
Also known as [Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman], [Raffles, the Gentleman Crook]
(1905) United States of America
B&W : One reel / 1050 feet
Directed by J. Stuart Blackton

Cast: Jimmy Sherry (J. Barney Sherry)

The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by The Vitagraph Company of America. / © 23 August 1905 by The Vitagraph Company of America [H64825]. Released 23 September 1905. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / [?] Slide-Early p. 15 lists the title as The Adventures of Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman. [?] Bardèche-History p. ? lists the title as Raffles, the Gentleman Crook. [?] Blum-Silent p. 9 and Website-AFI list the film as directed by G.M. Anderson (Gilbert M. Anderson).

Drama: Crime.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Characters: A.J. Raffles

Listing updated: 13 December 2008.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.3622; Bardèche-History pp. 31, 59; Blum-Silent p. 8; Hirschhorn-Universal p. 49; Pohle-Holmes p. 26; Robinson-Palace p. 125; Slide-BigV p. 172; Slide-Early p. 15; Steinbrunner-Encyclopedia p. 338 : Website-AFI.