Maniac Chase
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| Original title | Maniac Chase |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1904 |
| length | 10 mins |
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| Director | Edwin S. Porter |
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Maniac Chase is a 1904 comedy film directed by Edwin S. Porter . The film is a direct remake of Wallace McCutcheon's films The Escaped Lunatic . Both films were made in 1904 by the Edison Manufacturing Company .
Movie content
The film shows how a man with a Napoleon complex breaks out of a madhouse and is persecuted. The film eventually ends with him going back to the madhouse and reading a newspaper.
Background information
The film consists of a total of 10 scenes and is a little shorter than the first film The Escaped Lunatic , but almost nothing has been changed in the plot of the film.
Web links
- Maniac Chase in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Maniac Chase in the Library of Congress (English)
- Maniac Chase on Youtube (English)