18 February 1909 Comedy 5 mins
The amateur dramatic society chooses the Joneses' residence as the location of its next meeting, and both Joneses catch 'the acting bug' in this split-reel subject.
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John R. Cumpson as Mr. Jones
Florence Lawrence as Mrs. Jones
Linda Arvidson as The Maid
George Gebhardt as Theatre Man
Anita Hendrie as Theatre Woman
Marion Leonard as Mrs. Trouble
David Miles as Theatre Man
Owen Moore as Theatre Man
Herbert Prior as Theatre Man
Mack Sennett as Theatre Man
Dorothy West as Theatre Woman
United States 18 February 1909
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1909:
22 October 1909
Max Linder is an ardent suitor for the hand of a somewhat rampageous young lady. The gentle Max suffers sadly from her rough treatment, but at length he extracts the promise that she will marry him when he has learned to juggle with three balls.
05 April 1909
A tramp tries to get himself arrested so he can sleep in the nice, warm jail, but the police keep ignoring him or arresting the wrong person.
10 November 1909
This tragedy depicts a father and son in love with the same woman, who is an enchantress. She keeps them both in subjection with her charms, butthe mother and wife of the victims kills the seducer.
16 May 1909
Based on characters from Shakespeare's play: When Juliet's father refuses to let Romeo see her, Romeo resorts to extreme measures.
23 July 1909
Pathé film #2871. In a hotel, a weary traveler settles down to rest. But, hallucinations brought on by fatigue: monsters appear around the bed, which vanishes, while the traveler, thrown to the floor, gets up and grabs a chair.
03 November 1909
Gerolamo Lo Savio's version of William Shakespeare's Othello.
12 December 1909
Invited by Duke Alfonso II to the court of Ferrara to read his poems, the poet Torquato Tasso finds himself at the center of court intrigue because of his secret love for the Duke’s sister, Eleanora d’Este.
27 February 1909
Surviving fragment of a longer film. A magician makes a butterfly woman appear, and a woman in a star.
08 August 1909
A hunter and his native helpers set up a trap, then taunt and shoot a panther. Next we see the locals skin the animal.
01 January 1909
Flower petals in the background create different shapes while actress Mary Cleo Tarlarini salutes the audience.
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