The Evidence of the Film
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| The Evidence of the Film | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lawrence Marston Edwin Thanhouser |
| Starring | William Garwood Marie Eline |
| Release date(s) | 1913 |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | Silent film English intertitles |
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The Evidence of the Film was a 1913 American silent short crime film directed by Lawrence Marston and Edwin Thanhouser starring William Garwood. Only 15 minutes long it is a film about a messenger boy at a film studio is wrongfully accused of stealing bonds worth $20,000. He is saved by his sister, a film cutter who comes across some footage of her brother inadvertently walking into a location shot and being knocked down by the real-life villain. It stars William Garwood and Florence LaBadie.
The only known copy of this film was rediscovered in 1999 on the floor of the projection booth in a Superior, Montana movie theater. In 2001 the United States Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.
[edit] Cast
- William Garwood as The Broker
- Marie Eline as Messenger Boy
- Riley Chamberlin as Clerk
- Florence La Badie
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