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The Policeman, the Cook and the Copper
(1898) England
B&W : 75 feet
Directed by G.A. Smith

Cast: Tom Green

G.A.S. Films production; distributed by [?] G.A.S. Films? / Produced by George Albert Smith. From the play The Area Belle by Tom Green. / Released July 1898. / [?] 35mm spherical format?

Comedy.

Synopsis: A cook hides her policeman lover in an oven, only to have the lady of the house light it.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Keywords: Domestics: Cooks - Law: Enforcement: Police: Policemen

Listing updated: 16 April 2010.

References: Gifford-British n. 00093.