Nellie flees her old life and goes east to become a nurse, where she marries a doctor. One of her old colleagues finds her and tries to blackmail her. When the blackmail plot is exposed, Nellie's husband expresses his complete faith in her.
Watch the official Confidence 1909 trailer in HD below.
Florence Lawrence as Nellie Burton
Charles Inslee as Jim Colt
Herbert Prior as Dinner Guest / In Bar
Linda Arvidson as Dinner Guest
Charles Avery as Dinner Guest
Raymond Hatton as In Bar
Anita Hendrie as In Hospital
Arthur V. Johnson as The Doctor
David Miles as Mexican
Owen Moore as Dinner Guest / In Bar / In Hospital
John R. Cumpson as In Bar
Barry O'Moore as Mexican
Anthony O'Sullivan as Dinner Guest / In Bar
Mack Sennett as Footman
D.W. Griffith Writer
D.W. Griffith Director
Arthur Marvin Cinematography
Billy Bitzer Cinematography
United States 15 April 1909
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1909:
16 May 1909
Charming animated illustration of one of nature's wonders from Britain's most inventive pioneer of wildlife filmmaking.
18 November 1909
Mercedes orders her sweetheart to prove his love by doing something dangerously heroic. He agrees, breaking into another young woman's house in order to steal a photograph.
29 August 1909
A mischievous witch uses her dark magic on an innocent cyclist until he is all confused. He is forced to pedal backwards and at the same time, his bike changes shape anytime the witch wants it to.
19 August 1909
Mr. Jones jumps to the wrong conclusions when he sees a bouquet of flowers and a man's hat in the parlor.
30 August 1909
If all husbands have had similar experiences, it is too bad to harrow them up with the telling of this story.
17 May 1909
John is seduced and abandoned by a cruel flirt. Later he learns that his friend Frank is engaged to the same woman.
19 February 1909
A young sailor dozes off in the grass in Frederiksberg Have and wakes up surrounded by supernatural fairylike creatures.
02 December 1909
During the reign of Oliver Cromwell, Catholic worship is forbidden on pain of death. Three soldiers are arrested as Catholics and condemned to die.
24 November 1909
A mountain girl is seduced by a traveler from the valley. Her brother tracks the seducer down and kills him.
07 September 1909
At a house party, people are dancing.... but one of the guests slips away from his accomplice to go break open a locked cabinet and steal money.
06 May 1909
First film of Burnham Beeches, the famous beauty spot and ultimate film location.
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1909 American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
