The Trick that Failed (1909)

Movie
The Trick that Failed
NR 7 minNov 29th, 1909
Nellie is a struggling artist whose paintings lie unsold. Billy, a successful painter, loves her, but she tells him that she cannot marry until she sells her paintings. Billy recruits his friends to buy her paintings. At first she is excited by the sudden success, but when she learns the truth, Nellie leaves her sweetheart to accept the proposal of a rival painter.
StarringMary PickfordArthur V. Johnson
DirectorD.W. Griffith

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:November 29th, 1909
Original Language:English
Production Companies:American Mutoscope & Biograph