The Substitute.

Duration: 2 reels

Year Published: 1949

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: A reformed thief allows himself to be imprisoned for a theft which he did not commit in order that the real thief can lead the sort of life that he admires but could never live.

Complete Record: THE SUBSTITUTE. Marshall Grant-Realm Television Productions, c1949. 2 reels, sd., b&w, 16mm. Based on the story by François Coppee. Summary: A reformed thief allows himself to be imprisoned for a theft which he did not commit in order that the real thief can lead the sort of life that he admires but could never live. Credits: Produced, directed, and written by Charles Haas; editor, Daniel Cahn. © Realm Television Productions, Inc.; 17Mar49; LP2181.