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Catching the Milk Thief (1899)
 

Synopsis

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A country yokel is seen sleeping beside a box labelled "Nestle's Milk" on which is perched a milk churn. A tramp creeps up and starts drinking from the churn and is promptly tackled by the yokel. Two passersby run up and join in. The tramp is pushed into a wheelbarrow and trundled away with the two men trying to tie his hands with string.