''Was He a Coward?'' is a 1911 American
short
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* Short (surname)
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silent Western
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film 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 nam ...
. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the
Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of ...
.
Cast
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Wilfred Lucas
Wilfred Van Norman Lucas (January 30, 1871 – December 13, 1940) was a Canadian American stage actor who found success in film as an actor, director, and screenwriter.
Early life
Lucas was born in Norfolk County, Ontario on January 30, 1871,US ...
as Norris Hilton
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Joseph Graybill as Hilton's Friend
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W. Chrystie Miller
William Chrystie Miller (August 10, 1843 – September 23, 1922) was an American silent film actor. He appeared in 139 films between 1908 and 1914. Miller frequently appeared in films directed by D.W. Griffith and was known to film audienc ...
as The Rancher
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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 nam ...
as Kate, the Rancher's Daughter
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Dell Henderson as The Foreman
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Kate Toncray as The Maid
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Francis J. Grandon
Francis J. Grandon (1879 – July 11, 1929) was an American silent film actor and director who acted in almost 100 films and directed over 100. Frank Grandon's obituary, printed in newspapers from coast-to- coast, called him "the father of mov ...
as The Doctor
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Guy Hedlund as An Indian
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 ...
*
Blanche Sweet filmography
References
External links
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allrovi listing
1911 films
1911 Western (genre) films
1911 short films
American black-and-white films
American silent short films
Biograph Company films
Films directed by D. W. Griffith
Silent American Western (genre) films
1910s American films
1910s English-language films
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