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Pippa Passes; or, The Song of Conscience
(1909) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by D.W. Griffith

Cast: Gertrude Robinson, George O. Nicholls, James Kirkwood, Mack Sennett

Biograph Company production; distributed by Biograph Company. / From the poem “Pippa Passes” by Robert Browning. Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer, Arthur Marvin and Percy Higginson. / © 4 October 1909 by Biograph Company. Released 4 October 1909. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / An early example of mood lighting opens the film. Biograph’s ‘AB’ logomark is seen in many scenes. The film was rereleased in the USA by Biograph Company on 15 October 1915.

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 24 March 2012.

References: Barry-Griffith pp. 17, 41; Bohn-Light pp. 50, 51; Bondanella-Hollywood p. 21; Everson-American p. 51; Niver-First p. 148; Sinyard-Silent p. 22; Spehr-American p. 3; Whitfield-Pickford p. 74 : Website-AFI.

Home video: DVD.