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The Death Disc
Also known as [The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period] : {The Death Disk}
(1909) United States of America
B&W : One reel / 995 feet
Directed by D.W. Griffith
Cast: George O. Nicholls (George Nichols) [the catholic], Marion Leonard [the catholic’s wife], Edith Haldeman [the catholic’s child], Frank Powell [Oliver Cromwell], James Kirkwood [Cromwell’s advisor], Dorothy West [one of the wife’s companions; and a lady at the court], Adele de Garde [one of the wife’s companions], Jeanie Macpherson [one of the wife’s companions], Gertrude Robinson [one of the wife’s companions], Charles Craig [a soldier], Frank Evans [a soldier], Arthur V. Johnson [a soldier], Owen Moore [a soldier], Anthony O’Sullivan [a soldier], Linda Arvidson, Mack Sennett
Biograph Company production; distributed by Biograph Company. / Scenario by Frank E. Woods, from the short story “The Death Disc” by Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens). Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / © 3 December 1909 by Biograph Company [J135518]. Released 2 December 1909. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Subtitled: A Story of the Cromwellian Period.
Drama: Historical.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Authors: Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835-1910)
Listing updated: 20 December 2024.
References: Barry-Griffith p. 41; Spehr-American p. 1 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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