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A Convict’s Sacrifice
(1909) United States of America
B&W : One reel / [?] 973 or 977? feet
Directed by D.W. Griffith

Cast: Henry B. Walthall, James Kirkwood, Stephanie Longfellow, Gladys Egan, Anthony O’Sullivan, Owen Moore, Mack Sennett, Harry Solter

American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / © 1909 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. Released 26 July 1909. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

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

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Children - Poverty

Listing updated: 15 January 2009.

References: Barry-Griffith p. 41; Blum-Silent p. 14; Sloan-Loud pp. 39, 147; Spehr-American p. 1 : Website-AFI.