Bout de Zan Steals an Elephant

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René Poyen
René Poyen

Bout-de-Zan

Jeanne Saint-Bonnet
Jeanne Saint-Bonnet

Maid

Renée Carl
Renée Carl

Charitable lady

Juliette Malherbe
Juliette Malherbe

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    Bout de Zan is a young boy by description and a petty thief by vocation. In this short, he does indeed steal an elephant from a circus, parading it around town and using it to beg for money. Due to their rambunctiousness, Bout de Zan and the elephant (!) need saving from the authorities.

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    1913-05-02

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    6.3

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