The Life of Moses
(1909-1910) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4770 feet
Directed by Charles Kent and J. Stuart Blackton
Cast: C.P. Hartigan (Pat Hartigan) [Moses], Julie Arthur [?] (Julia Arthur)?, William Humphrey, Charles Kent, Edith Storey, Earle Williams
The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by The Vitagraph Company of America. / Scenario by Reverend Madison C. Peters and Rollin S. Sturgeon. / The film was released in five parts: [1] released 4 December 1909 (at 981 feet); [2] “Forty Years in the Land of Midian,” released 4 January 1910 (at 868 feet); [3] “The Plagues of Egypt and the Deliverance of the Hebrew,” released 25 January 1910 (at 976 feet); [4] “The Victory of Israel,” released 12 February 1910 (at 955 feet); [5] “The Promised Land,” released 19 February 1910 (at 990 feet). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama: Historical.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 4 April 2024.
References: AFI-F1 p. xv; Ball-Shakespeare pp. 314, 387; Bardèche-History pp. 64, 65; Blum-Silent pp. 16, 19; Everson-American p. 368; Fell-History p. 17; McCaffrey-Guide p. 7; Robinson-Palace pp. 141, 143; Shipman-Cinema p. 44; Shirley-Australian p. 19 : MovPicWorld-19100108 p. 6 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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