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A Famous Escape

Apr 7, 1908

0h 3m

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Overview

A gorilla escapes from its master on a ship, breaks into a young woman's home, and kills her. The woman's fiancé, Jim, who had visited earlier, is framed for the murder by the police. The famous detective Sherlock Holmes reads about the case, investigates, and uses his deductive reasoning (playing the violin, finding the gorilla). Holmes exposes the real killer (the gorilla and its master) and frees Jim just before he's convicted, revealing the true sequence of events in court.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

American Mutoscope and Biograph Company

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Cast

Sherlock Holmes

Harry Solter

Prisoner

D.W. Griffith

Prisoner

Anthony O'Sullivan

Henri Le Rocque's arrival in an island village causes much anger when he insists upon advanced rental for the land he owns. Accompanying Le Rocque is his nephew Paul, who is recovering from a broken heart. One day, little flower girl Fleurette visits the Le Rocque estate to make a present of a rare flower and is shot as a trespasser. She is nursed back to health at the mansion, and Paul falls in love with her. However, trouble is brewing in the village which will endanger all their lives.

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6.5

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7.1

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0.0

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5.2

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6.0

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0.0

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5.5

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7.0

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6.2

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6.8

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6.1

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