Long-lost Chaplin film to screen in Topeka Silent Film Festival

The 1914 film, “A Thief Catcher,” turned up in 2009 at an antiques sale in Taylor, Mich. Film historian Paul Gierucki thought he was buying just another Keystone Studios comedy and didn’t watch the 16mm film until last March. The discovery of a new Chaplin performance marked the first film added to the famed actor’s roster in 60 years.

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