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The Drive for a Life

1909 film by D. W. Griffith
Movie short_film Q3986694
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The Drive for a Life

Summary

The Drive for a Life is a short film[1].

Key Facts

  • The Drive for a Life's instance of is recorded as short film[2].
  • The Drive for a Life was directed by D. W. Griffith[3].
  • D. W. Griffith wrote the screenplay for The Drive for a Life[4].
  • The Drive for a Life's genre is silent film[5].
  • The Drive for a Life's genre is drama film[6].
  • A cast member of The Drive for a Life was Arthur V. Johnson[7].
  • A cast member of The Drive for a Life was Marion Leonard[8].
  • A cast member of The Drive for a Life was Florence Lawrence[9].
  • A cast member of The Drive for a Life was Linda Arvidson[10].
  • A cast member of The Drive for a Life was Robert Harron[11].
  • A cast member of The Drive for a Life was Anita Hendrie[12].
  • A cast member of The Drive for a Life was Mary Pickford[13].
  • A cast member of The Drive for a Life was Gertrude Robinson[14].
  • A cast member of The Drive for a Life was Dorothy West[15].
  • The Drive for a Life's production company is recorded as Biograph Company[16].
  • The Drive for a Life's director of photography is recorded as Billy Bitzer[17].
  • The Drive for a Life's director of photography is recorded as Arthur Marvin[18].
  • The Drive for a Life's color is recorded as black-and-white[19].
  • The Drive for a Life's country of origin is recorded as United States[20].
  • The Drive for a Life was released on January 1, 1909[21].
  • The Drive for a Life's distributed by is recorded as Biograph Company[22].
  • The Drive for a Life's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+10'}[23].
  • The Drive for a Life's aspect ratio is recorded as 4:3[24].
  • The Drive for a Life's copyright status is recorded as public domain[25].
  • The Drive for a Life's P14724 is recorded as 52051569[26].

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Authorship and Creation

The Drive for a Life was directed by D. W. Griffith[3]. D. W. Griffith wrote the screenplay for it[4]. Cast members include Arthur V. Johnson[7], Marion Leonard[8], Florence Lawrence[9], Linda Arvidson[10], Robert Harron[11], and Anita Hendrie[12].

Publication

The Drive for a Life was published on January 1, 1909[21]. Genres include silent film[5] and drama film[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d 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 → 67483
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14724]]: 52051569, Garance ID - Films with/by D.W. Griffith ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/34b473193ea|details]])"
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