You can see from the article that the film community was ecstatic to find this unknown Charlie Chaplin film (and it wasn’t his second or third film – it was his fourth). While we have not found material from the original release, it was rereleased numerous times during the teens and twenties. If they had just taken the time to look at the poster that was issued WITH the film, this would not have been such a surprise. Several re-releases in the teens and twenties used this image on the posters for The Thief Catcher with varying backgrounds. But where do you find a reliable database that records them.