The Informer (1912 film)

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The Informer
Informer lobby card.jpg
Lobby card
Directed byD. W. Griffith
Written byGeorge Hennessy
StarringWalter Miller
CinematographyG. W. Bitzer
Distributed byGeneral Film Company
Release date
  • November 21, 1912 (1912-11-21)
Running time
18 minutes (16 frame/s)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent

The Informer is a 1912 American dramatic short film directed by D. W. Griffith and featuring Mary Pickford, Henry B. Walthall, Harry Carey, Lionel Barrymore, Dorothy Gish and Lillian Gish. It was filmed in the Pike County town of Milford, Pennsylvania.[1] Prints of the film survive at the film archive of the Library of Congress.[2][3]

Cast[]

  • Walter Miller - The Confederate Captain
  • Mary Pickford - The Confederate Captain's Sweetheart
  • Henry B. Walthall - The False Brother
  • Kate Bruce - The Mother
  • Harry Carey - The Union Corporal
  • Lionel Barrymore - Union Soldier
  • Elmer Booth - Union Soldier
  • Clara T. Bracy - Negro Servant
  • Christy Cabanne
  • Edward Dillon - Confederate Soldier
  • John T. Dillon - Union Soldier
  • Dorothy Gish
  • Lillian Gish
  • Joseph Graybill - Union Soldier
  • Robert Harron
  • W. Chrystie Miller
  • Gertrude Norman
  • Alfred Paget - Condederate General
  • Jack Pickford - Negro Boy
  • W. C. Robinson - Union Soldier

See also[]

  • Harry Carey filmography
  • D. W. Griffith filmography
  • Lillian Gish filmography
  • Lionel Barrymore filmography

References[]

  1. ^ "Historical films at Pike County's Columns Museum". poconorecord.com. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Informer". Silent Era. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
  3. ^ "The Informer: a story of the Civil War (Motion picture)". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 4, 2010.

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