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The Golden Louis
(1909) American
B&W : One reel
Directed by D.W. Griffith
Cast: Gladys Egan, Wilfred Lucas, Kate Bruce, Owen Moore, Mack Sennett, Marion Leonard
American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Cinematography by Arthur Marvin. / © 17 February 1909 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. Released 22 February 1909. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / 181 (16mm) feet. Utilizes tight close-ups. The Biograph ‘AB’ logo is seen in the background sets. [?] Was this a one reel film or was it on a split reel with The Politician’s Love Story (1909)?
Drama.
Synopsis: The story of a little match girl in the snowy streets and a stolen coin.
Survival Status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive]. Keywords: Beggars - Charity - Children: Waifs - Coins - Costume dramas - Crime: Theft - Death - Gambling - Money - Snow
Listing updated: 4 March 2007.
References: Film viewing : Barry-Griffith p. 41; Niver-First p. 141; Spehr-American p. 2.
Home Video: DVD.
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