The Thief (1914 film)

The Thief
Directed by	Edgar Lewis
Screenplay by	Edgar Lewis
Based on	The Thief 1907 play by Henri Bernstein
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	Richard Buhler Edgar L. Davenport George De Carlton Dorothy Donnelly
Production company	Box Office Attractions Company
Distributed by	Box Office Attractions Company
Release date	November 19, 1914 (1914-11-19)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Languages	Silent film (English intertitles)

The Thief is a lost ^[1] 1914 American silent drama film directed by Edgar Lewis and starring Richard Buhler, Edgar L. Davenport, George De Carlton, and Dorothy Donnelly. It is based on the 1907 play The Thief by Henri Bernstein. ^[2] The film was released by Box Office Attractions Company on November 19, 1914. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

The film was remade as a short film in 1920.

Cast

• Richard Buhler as Richard Voysin
• Edgar L. Davenport as Mr. Legardes
• George De Carlton as Detective
• Dorothy Donnelly as Marie Landau
• Iva Shepard as Mrs. Legardes
• Harry Spingler as Fernand Legardes

Preservation

With no holdings located in archives, The Thief is now considered lost. ^[1]

See also

• List of lost films
• 1937 Fox vault fire

References

1. "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Thief". memory.loc.gov. Lewis, Edgar -- director, Donnelly, Dorothy -- actor. 1914. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
2. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film, p.980 c.1999 Alan Goble
3. "The Thief". afi.com. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
4. "The Thief". AllMovie. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
5. "The Thief". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 24, 2018.

External links

• The Thief at IMDb
• The Thief at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films