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The Life of an American Policeman
Also known as River Tragedy and Desperate Encounter Between Burglar and Police in the USA
(1905) United States of America
B&W : [?] 1000? feet
Directed by Edwin S. Porter

Cast: (unknown)

Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by Edwin S. Porter. / © 6 December 1905 by Thomas A. Edison [H69527, H69528, H69529, H69530, H69531, H69532, H69533, H69534, H69535, H69536, H69537, H69538, H69539, H69540, H69541, H69542, H69543, H69544]. Released 5 December 1905. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was also released in the USA by Edison Manufacturing Company in shorter versions, including River Tragedy (no. 6223) and Desperate Encounter Between Burglar and Police (no. 6223A).

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Law: Enforcement: Police: Policemen

Listing updated: 5 April 2009.

References: Bohn-Light p. 17; Everson-American pp. 37-40, 53, 239, 254; Musser-Before p. 10 : Website-AFI.

Home video: DVD.