The Old Bookkeeper
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The Old Bookkeeper is a 1912
short silent
drama film
directed by D. W. Griffith
and starring Blanche Sweet.
1912 in film
The year 1912 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Mack Sennett, who had previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D. W. Griffith, formed a new company with New York City entrepreneur Adam Kessel called Keystone Studios...
short silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by D. W. Griffith
D. W. Griffith
David Llewelyn Wark Griffith was a premier pioneering American film director. He is best known as the director of the controversial and groundbreaking 1915 film The Birth of a Nation and the subsequent film Intolerance .Griffith's film The Birth of a Nation made pioneering use of advanced camera...
and starring Blanche Sweet.
Cast
- W. Chrystie MillerW. Chrystie MillerW. Chrystie Miller was an American silent film actor. He appeared in 139 films between 1908 and 1914. He was born in Dayton, Ohio and died in Staten Island, New York.-Selected filmography:...
- The Old Bookkeeper - Edwin AugustEdwin AugustEdwin August was an American actor, director and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in 152 films between 1909 and 1947. He also directed 52 films between 1912 and 1919....
- The Old Bookkeeper's Employer - Blanche Sweet - The Old Bookkeeper's Employer's Wife
- Edward Dillon - An Office Visitor
- Charles Gorman - In Office
- Harry Hyde - In Office
- J. Jiquel Lanoe - In Office
- Adolph Lestina - In Office
- Joseph McDermottJoseph McDermott (actor)Joseph McDermott , was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 76 films between 1912 and 1923.He died in Los Angeles, California by committing suicide.-Selected filmography:* Perils of the Yukon...
- The Police Sergeant - Alfred PagetAlfred PagetAlfred Paget was an English silent film actor. He appeared in 239 films between 1908 and 1918.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
- A Thief - Vivian PrescottVivian PrescottVivian Prescott was an American actress. She appeared in 202 films between 1909 and 1917.-External links:...
- In Office - W. C. RobinsonW. C. RobinsonW. C. Robinson was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 177 films between 1910 and 1932. He died in Maywood, California.-Selected filmography:* Daredevil Jack * Brute Force * Judith of Bethulia...
- A Policeman - Jackie SaundersJackie SaundersJackie Saunders was an American silent screen actress who was one of the major players and stars of Balboa Films. Before joining Balboa in 1914 at age 21, she had been a model and Orpheum Stock Company theater player...
- The Maid - Kate ToncrayKate ToncrayKate Toncray was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 178 films between 1905 and 1925. She was born in St...
- The Landlady (unconfirmed) - Charles WestCharles West (actor)Charles West was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 303 films between 1908 and 1937.He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:...
- In Office