''The Lady and the Mouse'' is a 1913 American
short 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 ...
directed by
D. W. Griffith. A print of the film survives.
Lillian and
Dorothy Gish
Dorothy Elizabeth Gish (March 11, 1898June 4, 1968) was an American actress of the screen and stage, as well as a director and writer. Dorothy and her older sister Lillian Gish were major movie stars of the silent era. Dorothy also had great s ...
play sisters in the film. The only other two films where the Gishes play sisters are ''
An Unseen Enemy'' (1912) and ''
Orphans of the Storm
''Orphans of the Storm'' is a 1921 American silent drama film by D. W. Griffith set in late-18th-century France, before and during the French Revolution.
The last Griffith film to feature both Lillian and Dorothy Gish, it was a commercial failu ...
'' (1922).
Cast
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Lillian Gish as The Young Woman
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Lionel Barrymore as The Young Woman's Father
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Harry Hyde
Harry Hyde (January 17, 1925 – May 13, 1996) was a leading crew chief in NASCAR stock car racing in the 1960s through the 1980s, winning 56 races and 88 pole positions. He was the 1970 championship crew chief for Bobby Isaac. He inspired t ...
as The Rich Man / Tramp
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Dorothy Gish
Dorothy Elizabeth Gish (March 11, 1898June 4, 1968) was an American actress of the screen and stage, as well as a director and writer. Dorothy and her older sister Lillian Gish were major movie stars of the silent era. Dorothy also had great s ...
as The Sick Sister
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Kate Toncray as The Aunt
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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 The Young Friend
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Adolph Lestina
Adolph Lestina (1861– August 23, 1923) was an American stage and film actor who was a member of D. W. Griffith's stock company of film actors.
Career
He received positive notice for his performance in Justin McCarthy's ''If I Were King'' and ...
as The Doctor
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Henry B. Walthall
Henry Brazeale Walthall (March 16, 1878 – June 17, 1936) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared as the Little Colonel in D. W. Griffith's ''The Birth of a Nation'' (1915).
Early life
Henry B. Walthall was born March 16, 1878 on a ...
as At Garden Party
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Viola Barry
Viola Barry ( – April 2, 1964) was an American silent film actress who starred in a number of films during the 1910s.
Early years
Gladys Viola Wilson was born in Evanston, Illinois, the daughter of Rev. J. Stitt Wilson, a Methodist minister. ...
as At Garden Party
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J. Jiquel Lanoe as At Garden Party
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Mae Marsh
Mae Marsh (born Mary Wayne Marsh; November 9, 1894U.S. Census records for 1900, El Paso, Texas, Sheet No. 6 – February 13, 1968) was an American film actress with a career spanning over 50 years.
Early life
Mae Marsh was born Mary Wayne M ...
as Undetermined Role (unconfirmed)
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Joseph McDermott as Creditor
* Frank Opperman as Creditor
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W. C. Robinson as Creditor
See also
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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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Lillian Gish filmography
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These are the films of Lillian Gish.
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Silent: 1912 – 1913 – 1914 – 1915 – 1916 – 1917 – 1918 – 1919 – 1920s Post Silent: 1930s – 1940s – 1950s – 1960s – 1970s – 1980s – References
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Lionel Barrymore filmography
References
External links
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1913 films
1913 drama films
1913 short films
American silent short films
American black-and-white films
Silent American drama films
Films directed by D. W. Griffith
1910s American films
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