The Girl and Her Trust

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The Girl and Her Trust is a 1912 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith, notable as an early thriller about a telegraph operator defending a payroll shipment from thieves.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf silent short film
basedOn original screenplay
cinematographyBy G. W. Bitzer NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director D. W. Griffith NERFINISHED
distributor Biograph Company NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter telegraph operator
filmLength one reel
hasFormat black-and-white
hasGenre drama
thriller
notableFor early example of the thriller genre in American cinema
use of cross-cutting to build suspense
originalLanguage Silent film
plotSummary A telegraph operator defends a payroll shipment from thieves.
productionCompany Biograph Company NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1912
runtimeMinutes 17
screenwriter D. W. Griffith NERFINISHED
George Hennessy NERFINISHED
setInPeriod early 20th century
starring Adolph Lestina NERFINISHED
Alfred Paget NERFINISHED
Charles Bennett NERFINISHED
Charles Craig NERFINISHED
Charles Gorman NERFINISHED
Charles Hill Mailes NERFINISHED
Charles West NERFINISHED
Claire McDowell NERFINISHED
Dorothy Bernard NERFINISHED
Edith Haldeman NERFINISHED
Frank Evans NERFINISHED
Grace Henderson NERFINISHED
Harry Hyde NERFINISHED
J. J. Clark NERFINISHED
Jack Pickford NERFINISHED
John T. Dillon NERFINISHED
Joseph McDermott NERFINISHED
Kate Bruce NERFINISHED
Lionel Barrymore NERFINISHED
Madge Kirby NERFINISHED
Robert Harron NERFINISHED
W. C. Robinson NERFINISHED
W. Chrystie Miller NERFINISHED
Wilfred Lucas NERFINISHED

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Linda Arvidson notableWork The Girl and Her Trust
Billy Bitzer knownForFilm The Girl and Her Trust
Wilfred Lucas notableWork The Girl and Her Trust