His Trust

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His Trust
Directed byD. W. Griffith
Written byEmmett C. Hall
StarringWilfred Lucas
CinematographyG. W. Bitzer
Distributed byBiograph Company
Release date
  • January 16, 1911 (1911-01-16)
Running time
14 minutes (18 frame/s)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent

His Trust is a 1911 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. It concerns "The faithful devotion and self- sacrifice of an old negro servant," who is played in blackface by Wilfred Lucas. The film's sequel is His Trust Fulfilled. Prints of the film survive in the film archives of the Museum of Modern Art and the Library of Congress.[1]

Cast[]

  • Wilfred Lucas - George
  • Dell Henderson - Col. Frazier
  • Claire McDowell - Col. Frazier's wife
  • Edith Haldeman - The Fraziers' child
  • Linda Arvidson
  • Dorothy Bernard
  • Kate Bruce
  • Adele DeGarde
  • Gladys Egan
  • Francis J. Grandon - Confederate soldier
  • Joseph Graybill - Union soldier
  • Guy Hedlund - Black servant
  • Grace Henderson
  • Harry Hyde
  • Adolph Lestina - Black servant/Confederate soldier
  • Jeanie Macpherson - Woman at farewell
  • Violet Mersereau
  • W. Chrystie Miller - Man at farewell
  • Alfred Paget - Messenger/Confederate soldier
  • Lottie Pickford - Woman at farewell
  • Vivian Prescott - Woman at farewell
  • W. C. Robinson - Union soldier
  • Mack Sennett - Confed. soldier delivering sword, death notice
  • Kate Toncray - Black servant (unconfirmed)
  • Charles West - Man at farewell
  • Dorothy West

See also[]

  • 1911 in film
  • D. W. Griffith filmography

References[]

  1. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: His Trust". Silent Era. Retrieved July 9, 2009.

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