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The Curtain Pole
(1909) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel / 765 feet
Directed by D.W. Griffith
Cast: Mack Sennett [M. DuPont, the helpful dandy], Harry Solter [Mr. Edwards], Florence Lawrence [Mrs. Edwards], Linda Arvidson [a party planner; and a woman on the street], Jeanie Macpherson [a party planner; and the nurse with the buggy], Arthur Johnson [the vegetable vendor; a party guest; and a man in the bar], George Gebhardt [the man in the top hat], [?] ? [DuPont’s drinking partner], [?] ? [the store owner], [?] ? [the Edwards’ maid]
American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Scenario by G.W. Bitzer. Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / © 2 January 1909 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H120977]. Released 15 February 1909; in a split-reel with His Ward’s Love (1909). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot on 16 and 22 October 1908.
Comedy.
Survival status: Prints exist in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm preservation duplicate positive]; and in the film holdings of Film Preservation Associates (Blackhawk Films collection).
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Animals: Dogs, Horses - Carriages - Chases - Drunkeness - Drunks - Fops - Hats: Top hats - Markets - Street scenes
Listing updated: 12 April 2015.
References: Barry-Griffith p. 41; Everson-American pp. 21, 261; Fell-History p. 62; Kerr-Silent pp. 59-60; Lahue-Kops p. 12; Louvish-Keystone p. 322; Mottram-Danish pp. 22, 36; Spehr-American p. 1; Usai-Griffith-1 p. 16 : Website-AFI.
Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.
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