A Sound Sleeper
| A Sound Sleeper | |
|---|---|
 Promotion for A Sound Sleeper on split reel with The Winning Coat, April 1909 | |
| Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
| Written by | D. W. Griffith |
| Produced by | American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, Manhattan, New York |
| Starring | Anthony O'Sullivan or John R. Cumpson |
| Cinematography | G. W. Bitzer Arthur Marvin[1] |
| Distributed by | American Mutoscope and Biograph Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 1 reel, 214 feet (approximately 3 minutes, 20 seconds)[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
A Sound Sleeper is a 1909 American silent comedy movie directed by D. W. Griffith[3][4] and stars Mack Sennett, Herbert Prior, and Robert Harron.
Actors
[change | change source]- Mack Sennett as a gentleman
- Herbert Prior as fighter
- Robert Harron as fighter
- Arthur V. Johnson as fighter
- Owen Moore as police officer
- Anita Hendrie as first "ash" woman
- Florence Lawrence as second "ash” woman
- Flora Finch as third "ash” woman
- Billy Quirk in undetermined role
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "A Sound Sleeper (1909)", catalog, American Film Institute (AFI), Los Angeles, California. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ↑ Downey, H. A. "Record of April Films / A Sound Sleeper" The Nickelodeon, May 1909, p. 145. Internet Archive, San Francisco, California. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ↑ A SOUND SLEEPER
- ↑ Richard Schickel. D.W. Griffith: An American Life
