All on Account of the Milk
| All on Account of the Milk | |
|---|---|
PLAY film; runtime at reduced speed 00:16:36. | |
| Directed by | Frank Powell |
| Produced by | D. W. Griffith |
| Starring | Mary Pickford Blanche Sweet |
| Cinematography | Arthur Marvin |
| Distributed by | Biograph Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 11 minutes (1 reel, 989 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent with English intertitles |
All on Account of the Milk is a 1910 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Powell and starring Mary Pickford and Blanche Sweet. The short was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey, the Biograph Company using one of the many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry that were based there at the beginning of the 20th century.[1][2][3] A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Library of Congress.[4] The film was distributed as a one reel production.[5]
Cast[edit]
- Mary Pickford as The Young Woman
- Kate Bruce as The Young Woman's Mother
- Blanche Sweet as The Maid
- Mack Sennett as The Farmhand
- Arthur V. Johnson as The Young Contractor
- Flora Finch
- Jack Pickford as At Construction Site
Preservation[edit]
Paper print preservation Library of Congress collection.[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Koszarski, Richard (2004), Fort Lee: The Film Town, Rome, Italy: John Libbey Publishing -CIC srl, ISBN 0-86196-653-8
- ^ "Studios and Films". Fort Lee Film Commission. Archived from the original on April 5, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
- ^ Fort Lee Film Commission (2006), Fort Lee Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 0-7385-4501-5
- ^ "Silent Era: All on Account of the Milk". silentera. Retrieved July 3, 2008.
- ^ "Pastime Theatre, Friday--Saturday". East Oregonian : E.O. Pendleton, Umatilla Co., Oregon. September 18, 1914. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress(<-book title) p.4 c.1978 The American Film Institute
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