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The Winning Coat (1909) Online
1909 Owen Moore Marion Leonard Harry Solter D.W. Griffith
Original Title :
The Winning Coat
Genre :
Movie / Short / Drama
Year :
1909
Directror :
D.W. Griffith
Cast :
Owen Moore,Marion Leonard,Harry Solter
Writer :
D.W. Griffith
Type :
Movie
Time :
8min
Rating :
6.5/10

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It is said that the coat does not make the man, but it must be admitted that it goes a long way toward working out his destiny. So it was that the aforementioned article of wearing apparel ... See full summary

The Winning Coat (1909) Online

It is said that the coat does not make the man, but it must be admitted that it goes a long way toward working out his destiny. So it was that the aforementioned article of wearing apparel brought about justice on the one hand and future happiness on the other for the young courtier upon whose shoulders it hung. This gallant youth, handsome, ambitious and brave, mild in manner, but quick to resent an insult, engages in a duel with another of the court, and is surprised by the King, who has issued a strong edict against dueling. For the offense he is arrested but paroled. Now, the young fellow is deeply enamored of one of the ladies of the court, to meet whom he breaks his parole. He is caught, stripped of his regalia and banished from court. There is among the courtiers a party of conspirators who have plotted to abduct the Queen and hold her hostage for ransom. At the tavern, the leader is given a letter setting forth their plans, which he cautiously reads and thrusts into his coat ...
Credited cast:
Owen Moore Owen Moore - Courtier
Marion Leonard Marion Leonard - Noblewoman
Harry Solter Harry Solter - Duke
Florence Lawrence Florence Lawrence - Lady-in-Waiting
John R. Cumpson John R. Cumpson - Innkeeper
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Linda Arvidson Linda Arvidson - Servant
Anita Hendrie Anita Hendrie - Servant
Arthur V. Johnson Arthur V. Johnson - Extra
Jeanie Macpherson Jeanie Macpherson - Page (unconfirmed)
David Miles David Miles - Extra
Mack Sennett Mack Sennett - Servant

Released as a split reel along with A Sound Sleeper (1909).


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Punind

Punind

This is an elaborate film from the Biograph studio. The story is that a young man is disciplined for some real or fancied wrong to the king. While meditating over it he picks up the wrong coat and in the pocket finds a letter telling of a plot to kidnap the queen and hold her for ransom. He goes to the designated place at the hour named, secretes himself, and, as the plot is about to be carried out, manages to hold the kidnappers at bay until help arrives. The king forgives him, makes him a knight and gives him the sweetheart he wanted, who was one of the queen's ladies-in-waiting. It is a simple enough story, but the staging and costuming are superb. And in the hands of the capable actors employed by the Biograph people the play becomes decidedly distinctive. The photography is excellent and in every particular the picture is pleasing. It deserves a longer run than one day. The toning might be mentioned as adding especially to this picture, though it doesn't always do so. - The Moving Picture World, April 17, 1909
Eyalanev

Eyalanev

The 34 year old D.W. Griffith empowered his characters in this short film with an undeserved innocence. He is constructing the identity of the all-American male and female by reworking some of his old material and then bringing it all together in 'The Birth of a Nation'.