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Le voleur mondain
Also known as The Gentleman Thief in the United Kingdom; Max Leads Them a Novel Chase in the USA
(1909) France
B&W : Short film
Directed by [?] Max Linder?
Cast: Max Linder [Arsène Lupin], Jeanne Bloch, [?] ? Polaire, Georges Ravaine [the balloonist]
Compagnie Genérale des Établissements Pathé Frères Phonographes & Cinématographes production; distributed by Compagnie Genérale des Établissements Pathé Frères Phonographes & Cinématographes. / Scenario by Georges Fagot. Character creation by Maurice Leblanc. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA (at 489 feet) on 25 May 1910; in a split-reel with Capturing Cub Bears (1910).
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Max at an evening party takes a necklace from one of the guests and makes good his escape. The guests and the police set out in pursuit but Max employs some novel methods and among others mounts a boat on the water chute and finally makes good his escape in a balloon which soars far out of reach of his would-be captors. This film is just cram full of novel situations and laughable episodes.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: (unknown) [France]; Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 11 March 2025.
References: Pratt-Spellbound p. ? : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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