Bout de Zan Steals an Elephant

Bout de Zan Steals an Elephant (1913) is a comedy, family directed by Louis Feuillade rated 6.7/10.

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.