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The Man Hunters
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by Dell Henderson

Cast: Gus Pixley [the convict], Louise Owen [the old maid], Dave Morris [the police chief]

Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 9 October 1914; in a split-reel with They Were College Boys (1914). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy.

Synopsis: [From Biograph promotional materials] The entire police force is out to capture an escaped convict and win the $500 reward, but that is easier said than done. The convict makes himself at home in the police station and bobs up in other unexpected quarters, until finally he is captured by a spinster, who, having won the reward, becomes the police chief’s bride.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 7 October 2023

References: Spehr-American p. 2 : Website-IMDb.

 
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