The Curtain Pole
1909 film
The Curtain Pole is a 1909 American silent comedy movie directed by D. W. Griffith[3][4] and stars Mack Sennett, Harry Solter, and Florence Lawrence.
| The Curtain Pole | |
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PLAY partial film; runtime 00:08:00 | |
| Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
| Written by | G. W. Bitzer D. W. Griffith Mack Sennett |
| Starring | Mack Sennett |
| Cinematography | G. W. Bitzer |
Release date |
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Running time | 11-12 minutes (1 reel, 765 feet)[1][2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
Actors
change- Mack Sennett as Monsieur Dupont
- Harry Solter as Mr. Edwards
- Florence Lawrence as Mrs. Edwards
References
change- ↑ "The Curtain Pole", film promotion, The Moving Picture World (New York, N.Y.), 13 February 1909, p. 163. Internet Archive, San Francisco, California. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ↑ Kawin, Bruce F. How Movies Work. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1987, pp. 46-47: a full 1000-foot reel of film in the silent era had a maximum runtime of 15-16 minutes. Silent films were generally projected at a "standard" speed of 16 frames per second, much slower than the 24 frames of later sound films. A 765-foot release in 1909 would have had a projection time of between 11-12 minutes.
- ↑ The Curtain Pole
- ↑ David Kalat. Too Funny for Words
