A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2025 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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A Case of Seltzer
(1909) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel / 210 feet
Directed by [?] Gilbert M. Anderson?

Cast: Ben Turpin [card dealer], [?] J.H. Gilmour? [the masher]

Essanay Film Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Essanay Film Manufacturing Company. / Released 28 July 1909; in a split-reel with The Tramp Story (1909). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was originally announced for released at 250 feet on 30 June 1909.

Comedy.

Survival status: Print exists in the George Eastman Museum film archive.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 27 October 2013.

References: Website-AFI; Website-Essanay.