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Hoist on His Own Petard
(1912) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by Dell Henderson

Cast: Charles Murray [Henrico], Kathleen Butler [woman at the dancing academy], Edward Dillon [man at the dancing academy], Gus Pixley [man at the dancing academy]

Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by Dell Henderson, from a screen story by C.E. Griffith. / Released 18 November 1912; in a split-reel with Their Idols (1912). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 7 October 2009.

References: Spehr-American p. 2 : Website-IMDb.