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The Convict and the Curate
Also known as The Convict’s Flight in the United Kingdom; The Convict’s Escape in the USA
(1904) England
B&W : [?] 245? feet
Directed by Percy Stow

Cast: (unknown)

Clarendon Film Company production; distributed by [?] Clarendon Film Company? / [?] Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format or Mutoscope 68mm spherical 1.36:1 format? / The film was released in the USA as The Convict’s Escape by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company on 17 September 1904; © 10 September 1904 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H50327]. The film was also released in the USA by Kleine Optical Company in 1904.

Comedy.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: (unknown) [United Kingdom]; Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 22 March 2010.

References: Sloan-Loud p. 147 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.