An anonymous donor drops a gold coin in the shoe of a homeless girl as she sleeps. A gambler with a 'sure thing' borrows the coin and wins a fortune, but he can't find her again to repay her.
Watch the official The Golden Louis 1909 trailer in HD below.
Adele DeGarde as The Child
Charles Inslee as The Gambler
Anita Hendrie as The Mother
Owen Moore as The Good Samaritan
Marion Leonard as Reveller
Linda Arvidson as Reveller
Mack Sennett as Gambler / Reveller
Dorothy West as Reveller
United States 22 February 1909
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The Golden Louis is a 1909 short drama film written and directed by Griffith. An old woman sends a girl begging in the streets of Paris on a snowy evening.
Silent Film: The Golden Louis (1909 Griffith) The Golden Louis is a 1909 short drama film written and directed by Griffith.
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24 November 1909
A mountain girl is seduced by a traveler from the valley. Her brother tracks the seducer down and kills him.
30 August 1909
Tom and Ethel separately decide to go bathing in a river. Pranksters switch their clothes and they each have to dress up as the opposite sex.
01 July 1909
Buck Minor was the most detested man in Wolf Hollow, partly because he was quarrelsome and treacherous, partly because he abused and neglected his little wife, Molly, whom all the camp adored, and for whose sake it tolerated Buck.
01 November 1909
Papa is proud of his new birthday present, a shotgun. Mary's boyfriend arrives for a visit and she is anxious to introduce him to Papa.
27 November 1909
Jim Flanders, a wealthy ranchman, has a beautiful daughter, Alice, who is loved by Tom Ripley, the foreman of the ranch.
06 May 1909
First film of Burnham Beeches, the famous beauty spot and ultimate film location.
17 June 1909
A disfigured violinist mistakes a token of appreciation for a love bouquet. When he realizes his mistake, he loses his mind.
01 June 1909
A young man sentenced to death manages to postpone his execution because of the impending wedding of his poor sister, who is to be married off.
08 December 1909
Documentary about making cheese in the Netherlands.
07 June 1909
A contest is being held in Cremona for the best violin, with Giannina's hand in marriage as the prize.
16 September 1909
George Peabody is a young man who has been giving free rein to his inclinations, the principal one being drink.
18 January 1909
To a reception there is invited a celebrated professor of hypnotism, and during the evening he obliges with an exhibition of his wonderful powers.
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