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Trying to Get Arrested
UNITED STATES · 1909

Trying to Get Arrested

D.W. Griffith
Classical Hollywood homelessness poverty desperation criminal justice system social commentary
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Synopsis

A tramp tries to get himself arrested so he can sleep in the nice, warm jail, but the police keep ignoring him or arresting the wrong person.

Year1909
CountryUnited States
DirectorD.W. Griffith
MovementClassical Hollywood
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