A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2025 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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Thou Shalt Not Steal
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by William Nigh

Cast: Virginia Pearson [Mary Bruce], Claire Whitney [Madeleine], Eric Mayne [Henry Bruce], Mathilde Brundage [Mrs. Bruce], John Goldsworthy [Lord Haverford], Robert Elliott [Roger Benton], Martin Faust (Marty Faust) [Paul Lechmere], Lem F. Kennedy [Detective Farrell], Danny Sullivan [the reporter], Mrs. Patrick Foy (Mary Foy) [Mrs. Jones], Victor De Linsky [the valet], William Burton (W.H. Burton) [the servant], Dan Mason

Fox Film Corporation production; distributed by Fox Film Corporation. / From the short story “File No. 113” by Émile Gaboriau. Cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg. / © 14 October 1917 by William Fox [LP11560]. Released 14 October 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film’s announced release date of 7 October 1917 was changed to 14 October 1917. The story was previously filmed as File No. 113 (1915).

Drama: Mystery.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 15 July 2023.

References: Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.