The Golden Louis

The Golden Louis
Play film; runtime 00:06:13.
Directed byD. W. Griffith
Written byEdward Acker[1]
Produced byBiograph Company
New York City[2]
CinematographyArthur Marvin
Release date
  • February 22, 1909 (1909-02-22)
Running time
6-7 minutes
(474 feet, originally part of 1000-foot split reel)[3]
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English title card

The Golden Louis is a 1909 American silent drama movie directed by D. W. Griffith[4][5] and stars Anita Hendrie, Adele DeGarde, and Owen Moore.

Actors

  • Anita Hendrie as the mother or old woman
  • Adele DeGarde as child
  • Owen Moore as Good Samaritan, the donor of coin
  • Charles Inslee as main gambler
  • Herbert Yost as fellow gambler and reveler
  • Mack Sennett as fellow gambler and reveler
  • Arthur V. Johnson as fellow gambler
  • Linda Arvidson as reveler
  • George Gebhardt as reveler
  • Marion Leonard as reveler
  • Dorothy West as reveler
  • Florence Lawrence as onlooker
  • Wilfred Lucas as onlooker
  • Kate Bruce as onlooker
  • Gladys Egan as onlooker

References

  1. "Edward Acker”, The Moving Picture World (New York, N.Y.), 30 September 1916, p. 2114. Internet Archive, San Francisco, California. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  2. "The Golden Louis (1909)", American Film Institute (AFI), Los Angeles, California. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  3. Brownlow, Kevin (Summer 1980). "Silent Films: What Was the Right Speed?". Sight & Sound. pp. 164–167. Archived from the original on November 9, 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  4. Dean W. Duncan. Stories of Childhood: Evolving Portrayals in Books and Films
  5. THE GOLDEN LOUIS

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