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The Black Hand
Two gang members send a threatening letter to a butcher, demanding money if he did not want his shop to be destroyed and his daughter Maria kidnapped. When he is unable to meet their request, they take Maria away. The Black Hand is the earliest surviving gangster film.
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The Black Hand ( Wallace McCutcheon, 1906)
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- Mar 29, 1906
- 11m
- No Language
- Wallace McCutcheon Sr.
- Released
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American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
