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A Fair Exchange

  • 1909
  • 11m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
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DramaShort

Free adaptation of George Eliot's "Silas Marner." This Biograph adaptation makes Master Marner a cobbler instead of a linen weaver, but this change does not weaken, nor make less romantic, t... Read allFree adaptation of George Eliot's "Silas Marner." This Biograph adaptation makes Master Marner a cobbler instead of a linen weaver, but this change does not weaken, nor make less romantic, the story. Silas is first seen in the act of ministering to his dying friend, and while eng... Read allFree adaptation of George Eliot's "Silas Marner." This Biograph adaptation makes Master Marner a cobbler instead of a linen weaver, but this change does not weaken, nor make less romantic, the story. Silas is first seen in the act of ministering to his dying friend, and while engaged in this act of mercy. William Dane enters stealthily and steals the dying man's money... Read all

  • Director
    • D.W. Griffith
  • Writers
    • George Eliot
    • Frank E. Woods
  • Stars
    • James Kirkwood
    • Mack Sennett
    • Henry B. Walthall
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    60
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • D.W. Griffith
    • Writers
      • George Eliot
      • Frank E. Woods
    • Stars
      • James Kirkwood
      • Mack Sennett
      • Henry B. Walthall
    • 2User reviews
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    James Kirkwood
    James Kirkwood
    • Silas Marner
    Mack Sennett
    Mack Sennett
    • William Dane
    Henry B. Walthall
    Henry B. Walthall
    • The Peasant
    Anthony O'Sullivan
    • The Nobleman
    Verner Clarges
    • The Minister
    Gertrude Robinson
    Gertrude Robinson
    • The Mother of the Child
    Owen Moore
    Owen Moore
    • The Father of the Child
    Edith Haldeman
    Edith Haldeman
    • The Child
    Gladys Egan
    Gladys Egan
    • The Visiting Child
    Billy Quirk
    Billy Quirk
    • The Marner's Landlord…
    Kate Bruce
    Kate Bruce
    • The Old Woman…
    George Nichols
    George Nichols
    • The First Thief
    Arthur V. Johnson
    Arthur V. Johnson
    • The Second Thief
    Frank Evans
    • The Helpful Peasant…
    John R. Cumpson
    John R. Cumpson
    • At Church
    Adele DeGarde
    Adele DeGarde
    • A Child
    • Director
      • D.W. Griffith
    • Writers
      • George Eliot
      • Frank E. Woods
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    The Poor Man's Director

    Griffith was paid $45.00 per week to churn out short films like this one. It enabled him to develop the language of cinema, as well as to tell stories to uneducated people in comparison with Cecil B. DeMille's middle class audience. He was also granted a royalty for each film that was sold.

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    • Trivia
      Debut of child actress Edith Haldeman.
    • Connections
      Version of Silas Marner (1911)

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    • Release date
      • September 23, 1909 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Cuddebackville, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Biograph Company
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    • Runtime
      11 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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