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Through the Breakers
(1909) United States of America
B&W : One reel / 974 feet
Directed by D.W. Griffith

Cast: James Kirkwood [Mr. Nostrand], Marion Leonard [Mrs. Nostrand], Adele de Garde [the Nostrand daughter], George O. Nicholls (George Nichols) [the doctor], Kate Bruce [the nurse], Charles Craig [a man at the ball; and a soiree attendee], Donald Crisp [a man at the club], Frank Evans [a soiree attendee; and a servant], Robert Harron [a man at the club], Ruth Hart [a woman caller; a woman at the Whist party; and a soiree attendee], Grace Henderson [a woman caller; a woman at the Whist party; and a soiree attendee], Arthur V. Johnson [a man at the ball; and a soiree attendee], Henry Lehrman [a man at the ball; a man at the club; and a soiree attendee], William A. Quirk (Billy Quirk) [a man at the ball], Jeanie Macpherson [a woman caller; and a soiree attendee], Owen Moore [a man at the club], Lottie Pickford [a woman at the ball], Mary Pickford [a soiree attendee], Gertrude Robinson [a soiree attendee], Mack Sennett [a man at the ball; and a man at the club], J. Waltham [a soiree attendee], Linda Arvidson, Gladys Egan, Florence La Badie

Biograph Company production; distributed by Biograph Company. / Scenario by [?] Stanner E.V. Taylor? Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / © 8 December 1909 by Biograph Company [J135642]. Released 6 December 1909. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (American Film Institute / Tayler collection) [35mm reference positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 17 December 2024.

References: Barry-Griffith p. 41; Everson-American p. 50; Spehr-American p. 4 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb; Website-Legacy.

 
 
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