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His Wife's Visitor
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1909-07-13Item number (ISN):265532Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:HISTORICAL FILMSAccession:1973-0275Media:FilmOriginal title:His Wife's VisitorPart:1 of 1Production date:1909-07-13Release date:1909-08-19Production company:Biograph CompanyProduction credit:director/scenario, D.W. Griffith; photography, G.W. "Billy" BitzerCast credit:Mary Pickford, William A. "Billy" Quirk, Owen Moore, Frank Powell, James Kirkwood, George Nicholls, Mack SennettCountry of production:usDistributor name:Biograph CompanyDescription:A young woman (Mary Pickford) is distraught when her husband (Billy Quirk) leaves the house for a night on the town. Then, when he is enjoying himself, she decides to play a trick on him. She carefully sets two chairs side by side at the dining room table and sets out two glasses which she partially fills from a decanter. She succeeds in lighting a cigar, fills the room with its odour, and leaves it half smoked on the table. The husband ends his evening of drinking and card playing and heads for home. Hearing him enter, the wife hides in the bedroom and lets him walk into the scene she has so carefully arranged. The husband is soon beside himself and grabs a shotgun. He chases her and a row ensues. Then he grabs something from her hands and finds himself holding baby garments. Now filled with remorse, he smashes the decanter and takes her in his arms. <5mn 37s>Language:SilentNotes:Genre:COMEDYDetailed holdings information: -
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Copyright status:Copyright expired.Reproduction access:with written permission of copyright owner : no donor restrictions~Copyright has expired on all titles except the D.W. Griffith material.~Assuming director D.W. Griffith to be the creator, the D.W. Griffith material should be clear of copyright restrictions January 1, 1999: Griffith died in 1948.~Kemp Niver died in 1996.~Historical Films is now defunct.You can order materials in advance to be ready for you when you visit. You will need a user card to do this.
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