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The Better Way

1909 film by D. W. Griffith
Movie short_film Q3985945
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Key Facts

  • Director: D. W. Griffith[1]
  • Screenwriter: Stanner E.V. Taylor[2]
  • Genre: silent film[3], drama film[4]
  • Cast member: Stephanie Longfellow[5], Kate Bruce[6], Henry B. Walthall[7], James Kirkwood[8], William J. Butler[9], Verner Clarges[10], Arthur V. Johnson[11], Owen Moore[12], Anthony O'Sullivan[13], Lottie Pickford[14], Mack Sennett[15]
  • Production company: Biograph Company[16]
  • Director of photography: Billy Bitzer[17]
  • Color: black-and-white[18]
  • Country of origin: United States[19]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1909[20]
  • Distributed by: Biograph Company[21]
  • Title: The Better Way[22]
  • Duration: 11 minutes[23]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 4:3[24]
  • Copyright status: public domain[25]
  • P14724: 21000559[26]

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  1. 13d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production company → Biograph Company
    Imported from → —
    Publication date → +1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Mymovies audiovisual work id → 67561
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