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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The Obdurate Father
(1909) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel / 409 feet
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: (unknown)

The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by The Vitagraph Company of America. / © 14 August 1909 by The Vitagraph Company of America [J130684]. Released 14 August 1909; in a split-reel with The Gift of Youth, a Fairy Story (1909). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

[?] Drama?

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 15 January 2025.

References: Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.