''A Burglar's Mistake'' is a 1909 American
silent 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
David Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948) was an American film director. Considered one of the most influential figures in the history of the motion picture, he pioneered many aspects of film editing and expanded the art of the na ...
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The film was released on March 25, 1909 by
Biograph Company
The Biograph Company, also known as the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, was a motion picture company founded in 1895 and active until 1916. It was the first company in the United States devoted entirely to film production and exhibition, ...
and was met with liked viewrs. The film is presumed
lost.
Cast
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Harry Solter as Henry Newman
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Charles Inslee
Charles E. Inslee (1870 – September 1922) was an American actor. He appeared in 127 films between 1908 and 1921
Events
January
* January 2
** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founde ...
as Dick Folsom
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Marion Leonard
Marion Leonard (June 9, 1881 – January 9, 1956) was an American stage actress who became one of the first motion picture celebrities in the early years of the silent film era.
Early career
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Marion Leonard began her a ...
as Mrs. Newman
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Adele DeGarde as One of the Children
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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 fi ...
as The Messenger
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Raymond Hatton
Raymond William Hatton (July 7, 1887 – October 21, 1971) was an American film actor who appeared in almost 500 motion pictures.
Biography
Hatton was born in Red Oak, Iowa. His physician father steered him toward a career in medicine. Howev ...
as At Folsom's / Secretary (unconfirmed)
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Arthur V. Johnson
Arthur Vaughan Johnson (February 2, 1876 – January 17, 1916) was a pioneer actor and director of the early American silent film era. Career
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Rev. Myron A. Johnson, Arthur Vaughan Johnson left college at 19 t ...
as Policeman
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David Miles as At Folsom's
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Owen Moore
Owen Moore (12 December 1886 – 9 June 1939) was an Irish-born American actor, appearing in more than 279 movies spanning from 1908 to 1937.
Early life and career
Moore was born in Fordstown Crossroads, County Meath, Ireland. Along with his ...
as At Folsom's
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Herbert Prior as Policeman
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Gertrude Robinson
Gertrude Robinson (October 7, 1890 – March 19, 1962) was an American actress of the silent era.
Biography
She appeared in 164 films between 1908 and 1925. She was born in New York City and died in Hollywood, California. She was the fi ...
as One of the Children
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Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-American film actor, director, and producer, and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'.
Born in Danville, Quebec, in 1880, he started in films in th ...
as At Folsom's / Policeman
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Dorothy West
Dorothy West (June 2, 1907 – August 16, 1998) was an American storyteller and short story writer during the time of the Harlem Renaissance. She is best known for her 1948 novel ''The Living Is Easy'', as well as many other short stories an ...
as One of the Children
Reception
The film played alongside
D. W. Griffith's 1909 film,
Trying to Get Arrested at the Royal Theater in
Bisbee, Arizona where it was praised in the local newspaper by the Royal's owner, who stated it was "one of the most intense drama's ever staged."
References
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1909 films
1909 drama films
1909 short films
Silent American drama films
American silent short films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by D. W. Griffith
1900s American films
1900s English-language films
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