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Slippery Jim

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1909 · 8 min Crime Comedy Fantasy
6.8 / 10 · TMDB

Pickpock is behind bars. But more elusive than Arsène Lupin, no chain resists him and he plays with policemen like a cat with mice. After having masterfully taken them for a ride, having brought them down to an effigy, he rolls them up and throws them out the window. But the policemen come back to life and the chase goes on. Pickpock, caught a second time, locked up behind heavy bars, finds a new way of escaping and imprisoning in turn the policemen.

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Original Title Pickpock ne craint pas les entraves
Year 1909
Country France
Genre Crime, Comedy, Fantasy
Director Segundo de Chomón
Runtime 8 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.8/10 (11 votes)

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The director constructs a short narrative on the contrast between a prison cell and the character's fantastical freedom, employing simple yet effective trick photography. The film relies on comic exaggeration of the pickpocket's abilities and the law's helplessness, creating a dynamic game of cat and mouse.

What lingers after viewing is a cheerful and inventive silent short where imagination overcomes any shackle, and the chase becomes a grotesque attraction. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Segundo de Chomón

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Watch in good spirits as a curious specimen of early cinematic trickery.

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