The Stolen Loaf

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The Stolen Loaf
Directed by D. W. Griffith
Written byGrace Barton
Starring Henry B. Walthall
Cinematography G. W. Bitzer
Release date
  • May 10, 1913 (1913-05-10)(U.S.)
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Stolen Loaf is a 1913 American silent drama film, most likely directed by D. W. Griffith.

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Plot

The film follows a butler who steals a necklace from a rich woman and frames a poor man for the theft. The deception is revealed and the poor man receives justice at the end of the film. [1]

Cast

Development

The Stolen Loaf was filmed in March 1913 from a script written by Grace Barton. [2] The exact identity of the director is unknown, with Linda Williams noting that surviving sources variously identify the director as D. W. Griffith or Anthony O'Sullivan. [2] It was in released in theaters on May 15, 1913. [2]

Reception

The film received mixed reactions upon release, with a contemporary review in The Moving Picture World described audiences as laughing throughout serious scenes. [2]

See also

  1. "At The Parlor". The Evening Telegram. June 17, 1913. p. 2. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Williams, Linda (2008). Usai, Paolo Cherchi (ed.). The Griffith Project. Vol. 7. Bloomsbury. pp. 46–48. ISBN   9780851709918 via Google Books.