''Bill Sharkey's Last Game'' is a 1909 American
silent film 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 n ...
and starring
Harry Carey in his debut film. The film's story drew from the life and death of
Walla Tonka, a
Choctaw
The Choctaw ( ) people are one of the Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States, originally based in what is now Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The Choctaw language is a Western Muskogean language. Today, Choct ...
baseball player who was convicted of murder. He was permitted continue playing baseball after his sentence was handed down, with the agreement that he would be executed after playing in his last baseball game.
Cast
See also
* List of American films of 1909
* Harry Carey filmography
This is a list of films featuring Harry Carey.
References
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Male actor filmographies
American filmographies
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* D. W. Griffith filmography
* 1909 in film
The year 1909 in film involved some significant events.
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Events
* Carl Laemmle founds the Independent Moving Pictures Company (IMP).
*Selig Polyscope Company establish the first permanent film studio in Los Angeles in Edendale, Los Ang ...
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1909 films
1909 short films
1909 Western (genre) films
1900s American films
1900s English-language films
American black-and-white films
English-language Western (genre) short films
Short films directed by D. W. Griffith
Silent American Western (genre) short films
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