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The New Clerk
(1912) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: Russell Bassett [the old grocer], David Lythgoe [Dave Downey, the young clerk], Violet Mersereau [Constance, the old grocer’s daughter]

Nestor Film Company production; distributed by Motion Picture Distributing & Sales Company. / Produced by David Horsley. / Released 8 January 1912; in a split-reel with The Lost Address (1912). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 20 May 2012.

References: MovPicWorld-19120106 p. 6 : Website-IMDb.