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Abe Gets Even with Father
Also known as Abe Gets Even in the USA
(1911) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by Mack Sennett

Cast: Ford Sterling, William Bechtel [Mr. Cohen], Fred Mace [Murphy, the janitor], Mrs. William Bechtel [Mrs. Cohen], Gus Pixley [visitor]

Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by Elmer Booth. / © 5 December 1911 by Biograph Company [J163419]. Released 2 December 1911. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / [?] Website-IMDb lists the release date as 4 December 1911.

Comedy.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 24 March 2012.

References: Braff-Short n. 6; LoC-MoPic-1 p. 1; Spehr-American p. 1 : Website-IMDb.