''A Country Cupid'' is a 1911 American
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silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
D. W. Griffith and starring
Blanche Sweet
Sarah Blanche Sweet (June 18, 1896 – September 6, 1986) was an American silent film actress who began her career in the earliest days of the Hollywood motion picture film industry.
Early life
Born Sarah Blanche Sweet (though her first na ...
. A print of the film survives.
Cast
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Blanche Sweet
Sarah Blanche Sweet (June 18, 1896 – September 6, 1986) was an American silent film actress who began her career in the earliest days of the Hollywood motion picture film industry.
Early life
Born Sarah Blanche Sweet (though her first na ...
as Edith
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Edwin August
Edwin August Phillip von der Butz (November 10, 1883 – March 4, 1964) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter of the silent era.
August was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and graduated from Christian Brothers College there. He act ...
as Jack
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Edna Foster
Edna Foster was a child star at Biograph who was active during Hollywood's silent era. She often played boys' roles and was known for her character named Billy; Biograph even promoted her as Billy Foster.
She was born in Boston to Conrad Foster ...
as Billy
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Joseph Graybill
Joseph Graybill (April 17, 1887 – August 3, 1913) was an American silent film actor. He appeared in several films directed by D.W. Griffith.
Graybill joined the Biograph Company around 1909 in New York City. By 1910 Griffith was the main direc ...
as The Half-Wit
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Kate Bruce
Kate Bruce (February 17, 1860 – April 2, 1946) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 280 films between 1908 and 1931. She was born in Columbus, Indiana and died in New York City. In 1885, Bruce left Boone, I ...
as Edith's Mother
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Claire McDowell
Claire McDowell ( MacDowell; November 2, 1877 – October 23, 1966) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 350 films between 1908 and 1945.
Early years
Claire MacDowell was born in New York City on November 2, 1877, th ...
as The Half-Wit's Mother
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Frank Evans as Jack's Father
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Alfred Paget
Alfred Paget (2 June 1879 – 8 October 1919) was an English silent film actor best known for his portrayal of Prince Belshazzar in D.W. Griffith's 1916 historical epic ''Intolerance''. He appeared in more than 230 films between 1908 and 19 ...
as A Farmer
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Edward Dillon as Among Students
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Robert Harron
Robert Emmett Harron (April 12, 1893 – September 5, 1920) was an American motion picture actor of the early silent film era. Although he acted in over 200 films, he is possibly best recalled for his roles in the D.W. Griffith directed film ...
as Among Students
See also
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List of American films of 1911
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D. W. Griffith filmography
These are the films directed by the pioneering American filmmaker D. W. Griffith (1875–1948). According to IMDb, he directed 518 films between 1908 and 1931.
1908
* ''The Adventures of Dollie''
* '' The Fight for Freedom'' (director disputed ...
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Blanche Sweet filmography
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This is the filmography for Blanche Sweet. According to the Internet Movie Database, Sweet appeared in 161 films between 1909 and 1959.
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1909 - 1910 - 1911 - 1912 - 1913 - 1914 - 1915 - 1916 - 1917 - 1919 - Later films ...
References
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1911 films
American black-and-white films
1911 drama films
1911 short films
Films directed by D. W. Griffith
American silent short films
Silent American drama films
1910s American films
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