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At the French Ball
(1908) United States of America
B&W : One reel / 670 feet
Directed by Wallace McCutcheon

Cast: Lawrence Griffith (D.W. Griffith) [the husband], Edward Dillon, Robert Harron

American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / © 20 June 1908 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H112127]. Released 30 June 1908. / [?] Biograph 35mm spherical format? / The production was shot on 28-29 May 1908. A sequence features a split-screen

Comedy.s

Synopsis: A husband and wife individually attend a costume ball and discover each other there.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: African-Americans - Costume balls: Costumes - Domestics: Maids

Listing updated: 4 February 2015.

References: Film viewing : Fell-History p. 57; Niver-Early p. 16; Niver-First p. 123; Spehr-American p. 1 : MovPicWorld-19080704 p. 16 : Website-AFI.

Home video: VHS.