Faithful
(1910) American
B&W : One reel / 994 feet
Directed by D.W. Griffith

Cast: Arthur Johnson, Mack Sennett, Florence Barker, Kate Bruce, Dell Henderson, Anthony O’Sullivan, W.C. Miller [?] (W. Chrystie Miller or Walter Miller)?

Biograph Company production; distributed by Biograph Company. / Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer and Arthur Marvin. / © 28 March 1910 by Biograph Company [J139617]. Released 21 March 1910. / [?] Biograph 35mm spherical format? / The production was shot on-location in Hollywood and in Biograph’s Hollywood studio on Pico and Georgia streets. The film is among the earliest surviving footage of Hollywood locations. The film uses a main title and intertitles.

Comedy.

Synopsis: Bumbling Sennett is hit by Johnson’s car, and the latter attempts to placate the victim. Sennett becomes unavoidably attached to Johnson. Sennett later rescues Johnson’s fiance? from a fire and endears himself to them both.

Survival Status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].

Keywords: Accidents - Animals: Horses - Butlers - Canes - Fire engines - Firemen - Fires - Ladders - Parks - Parlors - Rescues - Signage - Street scenes - Transportation: Automobiles - USA: California: Hollywood, Los Angeles

Listing updated: 2 June 2007.

References: Film viewing : Barry-Griffith p. 42; Niver-First p. 149; Spehr-American p. 1 : Website-AFI.

Home video: DVD.