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The “White Caps”
(1905) United States of America
B&W : One reel / 835 feet
Directed by Edwin S. Porter and Wallace McCutcheon

Cast: Arthur Johnson, Kate Toncray, John R. Cumpson

Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by Edwin S. Porter. / © 14 September 1905 by Thomas A. Edison [H65546]. Released September 1905. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Crime.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 16 March 2008.

References: Fell-History p. 39; Musser-Before p. 27; Pitts-Hollywood p. 45; Shipman-Cinema p. 34 : Website-AFI.

Home video: DVD.