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How They Rob Men in Chicago

1900-05-21 · 1 min · ★ 5.3

Crime · Comedy

A burlesque on the work of highwaymen in Chicago. An elderly gentleman is sandbagged and robbed by a thug, who inadvertently leaves some money on the victim's prostrate body. A policeman shows up.

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Directors
Wallace McCutcheon Sr.
Production companies
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
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United States of America
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Released

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