The Thieving Hand (1908)

overview : A one-armed street peddler notices that a well-to-do man has dropped his ring. He returns it to him. The wealthy man is very grateful and, to show his appreciation, takes the peddler to a 'Limb Store', where he buys him a new arm. The recipient soon discovers that this new arm has a will of its own - causing him considerable embarrassment.

Release Date : Feb 01, 1908

Runtime : 6m

Genre : Comedy  

Companies : Vitagraph Company of America

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : imprisonment, pawnbroker, jail, prosthetic arm, silent film, pawnshop, one armed man, prosthetic limb, prosthesis, unwitting thief, larceny, mind of its own