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D. W. Griffith Director
(1909)
11 early shorts
1. Little Darling Release date September 2, 1909. Cameraman: G. W.
Bitzer. Cast: ? (Lillie Green); Mary Pickford (Little Darling); Mack
Sennett, John R. Compson, Owen Moore, Arthur Johnson, William A.
Quirk,
Henry B. Walthall, Anthony O'Sullivan, Verner Clarges, Charles Avery
(In boarding house); Gertrude Robinson, George O. Nicholls, James
Kirkwood (In store; ? (Maid).
2. The Sealed Room Release date September 2, 1909. Cameraman: G. W.
Bitzer. Cast: Arthur Johnson (Count); Marion Leonard (Countess);
Henry
B. Walthall (Minstrel); Mary Pickford, Gertrude Robinson, Linda
Arvidson
(Ladies at court); George Siegmann, Owen Moore, William J. Butler,
Verner Clarges (Noblemen at court); George O. Nicholls, Anthony
O'Sullivan
(Workmen); Mack Sennett (A soldier).
3. "1776" or The Hessian Renegades Release date September 6, 1909.
Cameramen: G. W. Bitzer, Arthur Marvin. Cast: Owen Moore (American
soldier); James Kirkwood, Kate Bruce, Mary Pickford, Gertrude
Robinson
(His family); Frank Powell, William A. Quirk, George O. Nicholls,
Anthony O'Sullivan, Arthur Johnson, Mack Sennett, George Siegmann,
Henry B. Walthall ? (Hessians); Verner Clarges, Robert Harron, Linda
Arvidson, William J. Butler (Farmers).
4. Getting Even Release date September 13, 1909. Cameraman: G. W.
Bitzer. Cast: William A. Quirk (Bud); Mary Pickford (Miss Lucy);
James
Kirkwood (Jim Blake); Mack Sennett, Anthony O'Sullivan, Henry B.
Walthall,
John R. Compson, George O. Nicholls (Miners); Verner Clarges,
Gertrude
Robinson, Kate Bruce, Lottie Pickford, Arthur Johnson (Party
guests).
5. The Awakening Release date September 30, 1909. Cameraman: G. W.
Bitzer. Cast: Arthur Johnson (Major); ? (Widow); Mary Pickford (Her
daughter); Anthony O'Sullivan (Lawyer); Kate Bruce (Nun); Owen Moore
(Major's friend); George O. Nicholls (Priest); Mack Sennett
(Butler).
6. Pippa Passes or, The Song of Conscience Release date October 4,
1909. Cameramen: G. W. Bitzer, Arthur Marvin, Percy Higginson. Cast:
Gertrude Robinson (Pippa); George O. Nicholls (Husband); ? (His
family);
? (In bar); James Kirkwood (Jules); Linda Arvidson (Greek model);
William A. Quirk, Mack Sennett, Anthony O'Sullivan, ? (In studio);
Arthur Johnson (Luca); Marion Leonard (Ottima); Owen Moore (Sibald)..
7. Fools of Fate Release date October 7, 1909. Cameraman: G. W. Bitzer.
Cast: James Kirkwood (Ben Webster); Marion Leonard (Fanny Webster);
Frank Powell (Ed Hilton); ? (Outside store); ? (Couple in forest).
8. Lines of White on a Sullen Sea Release date October 28, 1909.
Cameraman:
G. W. Bitzer. Cast: Linda Arvidson (Emily); George O. Nicholls
(Joe);
James Kirkwood (Bill); Kate Bruce (Mother); Marion Leonard (Second
wife); Dorothy West (Her friend); William A. Quirk, Gertrude
Robinson
(First couple); Mary Pickford, ? (Second couple); Frank Powell
(Doctor);
Mack Sennett, Frank Evans, William A. Quirk, Anthony O'Sullivan
(Fishermen
in first port); Owen Moore (In second port).
9. The Gibson Goddess Release date November 1, 1909. Cameraman: G.
W. Bitzer. Cast: Marion Leonard (Nanette Ranfrea); ? (Her valet);
James Kirkwood, Mack Sennett, William A. Quirk, J. Waltham, Arthur
Johnson (Her admirers); Anthony O'Sullivan (Commodore Fitzmorrice);
Kate Bruce, Mary Pickford, Gertrude Robinson (On sidewalk); Dorothy
West (Maid); Frank Evans (On Pier); George O. Nicholls (Manager of
beach house).
10. A Corner in Wheat Release date November 3, 1909. Cameraman: G.
W. Bitzer. Cast: Frank Powell, (The Wheat King); Grace Henderson
(His
wife); James Kirkwood, Linda Arvidson, W. Chrystie Miller, Gladys
Egan (Farm family); Henry B. Walthall (Wheat King's assistant); Mack
Sennett, George O. Nicholls, Frank Evans, Arthur Johnson, Charles
Craig, William A. Quirk, Robert Harron, Owen Moore, Anthony
O'Sullivan,
Henry Lehrman, William J. Butler (On the floor of the Exchange);
Owen
Moore, Arthur Johnson, William A. Quirk, Charles Craig, Frank Evans,
Jeannie MacPherson (Banquet guest); Gertrude Robinson, Kate Bruce,
Ruth Hart, Edith Haldeman (In store); Jeannie MacPherson, Dorothy
West, Blanche Sweet (Visitors to the grain elevator); Frank Evans
(Grain elevator attendant); ? (Petitioner to Wheat King); ?
(Breadline
rioters); ? (Baker); ? (Policemen); ? (Wheat King's employees).
11. The Light That Came Release date November 11, 1909. Cameraman:
G. W. Bitzer. Cast: Marion Leonard, Mary Pickford (Vivian and
Daisy);
Ruth Hart (Grace); Kate Bruce (Their mother); Owen Moore (Carl
Wagner);
George O. Nicholls (Doctor); Arthur Johnson (Young doctor); Anthony
O'Sullivan, William A. Quirk, Mack Sennett, Francis J. Grandon
(Suitors);
James Kirkwood, Arthur Johnson, Guy Hedlund, Dorothy West, Gertrude
Robinson, Frank Powell, Anthony O'Sullivan, Mabel Trunelle, Frank
Evans, J. Waltham (At the ball). |