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The Test
(1909) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel / 545 feet
Directed by D.W. Griffith
Cast: William A. Quirk (Billy Quirk) [Harry], Mary Pickford [Bessie], Lottie Pickford [the maid], Ruth Hart [a Salvation Army member], Arthur Johnson [a man at the hotel], Marion Leonard [a woman at the hotel], William J. Butler [a man at the hotel], Charles Craig [a man at the hotel], Anthony O’Sullivan [a man at the hotel], Henry B. Walthall [a man at the hotel], John R. Cumpson, Charles H. West
Biograph Company production; distributed by Biograph Company. / Scenario by D.W. Griffith. Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer and Arthur Marvin. / © 20 December 1909 by Biograph Company [J136053]. Released 16 December 1909; in a split-reel with In a Hempen Bag (1909). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Niver-Early p. 323 and Weaver-Twenty p. 145 list Lillian Gish as a cast member even though she did not work for Biograph until 1912.
Comedy.
Reviews: [The Moving Picture World, 8 January 1910, page 16] Another interesting episode in the Wright family. Harry writes Bessie that he looks at her picture constantly, but she knows better, because he left it at home. But fortunately for him he discovers his loss and sends for one his mother has, and so works out his salvation satisfactorily. The subject is handled very humorously and develops much fun as it runs. It is, perhaps, one of the most amusing pictures the Biograph people have yet offered.
Survival status: Prints exist in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive]; and in the Museum of Modern Art film archive.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Photographs - Wallets
Listing updated: 22 January 2025.
References: Barry-Griffith p. 42; Eyman-Pickford p. 324; Niver-Early p. 323; Spehr-American p. 3 : MovPicWorld-19100108 p. 16 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb; Website-NFPF.
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