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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: 23 January 2025.
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 pp. 6, 18, 20: Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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[The Moving Picture World, 8 January 1910, page 18] The date for the third reel in the “Life of Moses” series has now been fixed for January 25, the two closing reels to follow in February, so that all five will be in the hands of the exchanges before Lent.The Vitagraph Company is expecting great results from this series, as there are numerous ways in which it can be used by exhibitors to their advantage, epsecially during Lent. In large houses the entire five reels may be run in one day, preferably Sundays, or they can be run on successive days, one each day. By advertising the series it is thought that largely increased business can be attracted to the houses so employing them. It has also been suggested that the series will be found available for exhibition in churches. |
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