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The Drive for a Life
(1909) United States of America
B&W : One reel / 940 feet
Directed by D.W. Griffith

Cast: Arthur Johnson, Marion Leonard, Florence Lawrence, Dorothy West, Gertrude Robinson, Robert Harron

American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Cinematography by Arthur Marvin and G.W. Bitzer. / © 14 April 1909 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H125726]. Released 22 April 1909. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The Biograph ‘AB’ logo can be seen on the sets of this film.

Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Maids - Poison

Listing updated: 15 January 2009.

References: Barry-Griffith p. 41; Shipman-Cinema p. 42; Spehr-American p. 1 : Website-AFI.