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Joseph Graybill (left), Blanche Sweet and Edwin August.
Frame enlargement: Silent Era image collection.
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A Country Cupid
(1911) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by D.W. Griffith
Cast: Blanche Sweet [Edith, the schoolmarm], Edwin August [Jack, her fiance], Joseph Graybill [the village half-wit], Edna Foster [Little Billy], Kate Bruce [Edith’s mother], Claire McDowell [the half-wit’s mother], Frank Evans [Jack’s father], Alfred Paget [the farmer], [?] ? [a snubbed suitor], Robert Harron [a student against back wall], Edward Dillon [a student], Marie Newton [a student]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / © 29 July 1911 by Biograph Company. Released 24 July 1911. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Location footage was shot in Westfield, New Jersey.
Drama: Romance.
Survival status: Print exists [16mm reduction positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 27 December 2022.
References: Film credits, film viewing : Barry-Griffith p. 42; Drew-Speaking p. 285; Spehr-American p. 1 : Website-IMDb.
Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.
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