Pippa Passes (film)
1909 film by D. W. Griffith
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Pippa Passes; or, The Song of Conscience is a 1909 silent short directed D. W. Griffith. It was produced and distributed by the Biograph Company. It is based on a play Pippa Passes by Robert Browning.[1]
Directed byD. W. Griffith
Based onpoem Pippa Passes by Robert Browning
Produced byBiograph Company
CinematographyG. W. Bitzer
Arthur Marvin
Arthur Marvin
| Pippa Passes | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
| Based on | poem Pippa Passes by Robert Browning |
| Produced by | Biograph Company |
| Cinematography | G. W. Bitzer Arthur Marvin |
| Distributed by | Biograph Company General Film Company (re-release) |
Release date |
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Running time | 1 reel |
| Country | USA |
| Language | Silent..English titles |
It is preserved from a paper print.[2]
New York Times milestone
On October 10, 1909 – six days after its release – Pippa Passes became the first motion picture ever reviewed by The New York Times.[3][4][5]
Cast
- Gertrude Robinson – Pippa
- George Nichols – Pippa's Husband
- Arthur V. Johnson – Luca
- Marion Leonard – Ottima
- Owen Moore – Sibald
continuing cast
- Linda Arvidson – Greek Model
- Clara T. Bracy –
- Adele DeGarde –
- James Kirkwood – In Bar
- Anthony O'Sullivan – In Studio
- Mary Pickford – Girl in Crowd
- Billy Quirk – In Studio
- Mack Sennett – In Studio
- Henry B. Walthall –
