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A Midnight Adventure
(1909) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel / 519 feet
Directed by D.W. Griffith

Cast: William A. Quirk (Billy Quirk) [Frank], Mary Pickford [Eleanor], Dorothy West [Mercedes], Kate Bruce [Eleanor’s mother], Mack Sennett [Sergeant Reginald Vandyke Worthington], George O. Nicholls (George Nichols) [Frank’s friend], Ruth Hart [Eleanor’s maid], Frank Evans [a policeman], Arthur V. Johnson [a policeman], Anthony O’Sullivan [a policeman], Dorothy Bernard, Jeanie Macpherson

Biograph Company production; distributed by Biograph Company. / Scenario by [?] D.W. Griffith? Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer and Arthur Marvin. / © 20 November 1909 by Biograph Company [J135022]. Released 18 November 1909; in a split-reel with Sweet Revenge (1909). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: Prints exist in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive, 16mm reduction reference positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 18 December 2024.

References: Barry-Griffith p. 41; Eyman-Pickford p. 325; Spehr-American p. 3 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb; Website-Legacy.