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The Trick That Failed

1909 film by D. W. Griffith
Movie short_film Q3989696
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The Trick That Failed

Summary

The Trick That Failed is a short film[1].

Key Facts

  • The Trick That Failed's instance of is recorded as short film[2].
  • The Trick That Failed's director is recorded as D. W. Griffith[3].
  • The Trick That Failed's screenwriter is recorded as Stanner E.V. Taylor[4].
  • The Trick That Failed's genre is recorded as silent film[5].
  • The Trick That Failed's genre is recorded as drama film[6].
  • The Trick That Failed's cast member is recorded as Mary Pickford[7].
  • The Trick That Failed's cast member is recorded as Arthur V. Johnson[8].
  • The Trick That Failed's cast member is recorded as Anthony O'Sullivan[9].
  • The Trick That Failed's cast member is recorded as George Nichols[10].
  • The Trick That Failed's cast member is recorded as Kate Bruce[11].
  • The Trick That Failed's cast member is recorded as Frank Evans[12].
  • The Trick That Failed's cast member is recorded as Guy Hedlund[13].
  • The Trick That Failed's cast member is recorded as Jeanie MacPherson[14].
  • The Trick That Failed's cast member is recorded as Owen Moore[15].
  • The Trick That Failed's cast member is recorded as Billy Quirk[16].
  • The Trick That Failed's cast member is recorded as Gertrude Robinson[17].
  • The Trick That Failed's cast member is recorded as Mack Sennett[18].
  • The Trick That Failed's cast member is recorded as Dorothy West[19].
  • The Trick That Failed's production company is recorded as Biograph Company[20].
  • The Trick That Failed's director of photography is recorded as Billy Bitzer[21].
  • The Trick That Failed's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0001074[22].
  • The Trick That Failed's color is recorded as black-and-white[23].
  • The Trick That Failed's country of origin is recorded as United States[24].
  • The Trick That Failed's publication date is recorded as +1909-01-01T00:00:00Z[25].
  • The Trick That Failed's distributed by is recorded as Biograph Company[26].

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Authorship and Creation

The Trick That Failed's director is recorded as D. W. Griffith[3]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Stanner E.V. Taylor[4]. Cast members include Mary Pickford[7], Arthur V. Johnson[8], Anthony O'Sullivan[9], George Nichols[10], Kate Bruce[11], and Frank Evans[12].

Publication

The Trick That Failed's publication date is recorded as +1909-01-01T00:00:00Z[25]. 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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  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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