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Mr. Jones at the Ball
(1908) United States of America
B&W : [?] Split-reel? / 503 feet
Directed by D.W. Griffith

Cast: John R. Cumpson [Mr. Jones], Florence Lawrence [Mrs. Jones], Mack Sennett [the butler; and a policeman], George Gebhardt [a man (in blackface); and a man at the ball], Charles Inslee [a man at the ball], Arthur V. Johnson [a man at the ball], Jeanie Macpherson [a woman at the ball], Harry Solter [a man at the ball], [?] Marion Sunshine?

American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Scenario by Frank E. Woods. Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / © 17 December 1908 (as Jones at the Ball) by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H120041]. Released 25 December 1908. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The first film in the “Mr. Jones” series. [?] Sunshine’s appearance in the cast is suspect.

Comedy.

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

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 28 April 2023.

References: Barry-Griffith p. 41; Spehr-American p. 3; Usai-Griffith-1 pp. 130-131; Usai-Griffith-3 p. 2 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.