A Cry for Help (1912 film)
A Cry for Help | |
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Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
Written by | Edward Acker[1] |
Starring | Lionel Barrymore |
Cinematography | G. W. Bitzer |
Distributed by | General Film Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 17 minutes (16 frame/s) |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent |
A Cry for Help is a 1912 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith.[2]
Cast[]
- Lionel Barrymore - The Bum
- Walter Miller - The Doctor
- Lillian Gish - The Maid
- Harry Carey - The Thief
- Kate Bruce - Undetermined Role
- W. Christy Cabanne - Witness to Accident
- John T. Dillon - Policeman/Witness to Accident
- Dorothy Gish - Witness to Accident
- Robert Harron - Witness to Accident
- Claire McDowell - Charity Patient
- Alfred Paget - Policeman
See also[]
- List of American films of 1912
- Harry Carey filmography
- D. W. Griffith filmography
- Lillian Gish filmography
- Lionel Barrymore filmography
References[]
- ^ "Edward Acker”, The Moving Picture World (New York, N.Y.), 30 September 1916, p. 2114. Internet Archive, San Francisco, California. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: A Cry for Help". Silent Era. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved March 2, 2008.
External links[]
- A Cry for Help at IMDb
Categories:
- 1912 films
- Silent films
- 1912 drama films
- 1912 short films
- Films directed by D. W. Griffith
- American films
- American silent short films
- American black-and-white films
- American drama films
- 1910s short drama film stubs