The Test
(1909) American
B&W : One reel
Directed by D.W. Griffith

Cast: Billy Quirk [Harry], Mary Pickford [Bessie], Lottie Pickford [maid], Ruth Hart [Salvation Army member], Arthur V. Johnson [at the hotel], Marion Leonard [at the hotel], William J. Butler [at the hotel], Charles Craig [at the hotel], Anthony O’Sullivan [at the hotel], Henry B. Walthall [at the hotel], John R. Cumpson, Charles West

Biograph Company production; distributed by Biograph Company. / Scenario by D.W. Griffith. Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer and Arthur Marvin. / © 20 December 1909 by Biograph Company [J136053]. Released 16 December 1909. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / Niver-Early p. 323 and Weaver-Twenty p. 145 list Lillian Gish as a cast member even though she did not work for Biograph until 1912.

Drama.

Survival Status: Prints exist in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive], and in the Museum of Modern Art film archive.

Keywords: Photographs - Wallets

Listing updated: 10 March 2007.

References: Barry-Griffith p. 42; Eyman-Pickford p. 324; Niver-Early p. 323; Spehr-American p. 3 : Website-IMDb; Website-NFPF.