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The Great Train Robbery (1903)

Poster for The Great Train Robbery

It electrified dad! It terrified mother! It will amuse you!

After the train station clerk is assaulted and left bound and gagged, then the departing train and its passengers robbed, a posse goes in hot pursuit of the fleeing bandits.

Cast & Crew

Director
Edwin S. Porter
  • Profile picture of Gilbert M. Anderson
    Bandit / Shot Passenger / Tenderfoot Dancer (uncredited) Gilbert M. Anderson
  • Profile picture of Robert Milasch
    Trainman / Bandit (uncredited) Robert Milasch
  • Profile picture of George Barnes
    (uncredited) George Barnes
  • Profile picture of Morgan Jones
    (uncredited) Morgan Jones
  • Profile picture of Justus D. Barnes
    Bandit Who Fires at Camera (uncredited) Justus D. Barnes

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Keywords

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  • silent film
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  • posse
  • short film