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Trying to Get Arrested
(1909) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel / 344 feet
Directed by D.W. Griffith

Cast: John R. Cumpson, Anita Hendrie, Florence Lawrence, Owen Moore

American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / From the short story “The Cop and the Anthem” by O. Henry. / © 31 March 1909 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H125118]. Released 5 April 1909; in a split-reel with The Road to the Heart (1909). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

[?] Drama?

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 19 January 2009.

References: Barry-Griffith p. 41; Spehr-American p. 4 : Website-AFI.