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Caught in the Act
(1911) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: (unknown)
The Selig Polyscope Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Produced by William N. Selig. Scenario by [?] Mary Pickford? / Released 31 July 1911; in a split-reel with The Knight Errant (1911). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? A moving picture company is enacting a drama in the country, where an artist, thinking that the altercation is genuine, rescues the heroine. The picture company, finding that they are missing a heroine, start in pursuit of the fleeing rescuer. He arrives at the court a few minutes ahead of the irate producer. Here things are explained, and the hero leaves the courtroom in gloom. He was not a hero after all.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 9 January 2025.
References: Website-IMDb : with additional information provided by Mary Cade.
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