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The Criminal

191655mMovieDrama

A young Italian immigrant girl, uneducated and superstitious, finds an abandoned baby on the stairs of her tenement, with a note attached explaining the baby is illegitimate. A young newspaper reporter, whom the girl knows from waiting on…

DirectorReginald Barker
ProducerThomas H. Ince

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Cast · Directed by Reginald Barker

CWClara Williams
Clara Williams
Naneta
WDWilliam Desmond
William Desmond
Donald White
EW
Enid Willis
The Baby
JDJoseph J. Dowling
Joseph J. Dowling
Carlos Lupoli
GCGertrude Claire
Gertrude Claire
Mother Marie
CFCharles K. French
Charles K. French
Pietro
WWWalt Whitman
Walt Whitman
Police Magistrate

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The Criminal — streaming FAQ

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No, The Criminal is not on Netflix in Australia as of September 2026.

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The Criminal hasn't started streaming in Australia yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around January 20, 1917. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.