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The Mistake

  • 1913
  • 17m
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6.2/10
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DramaShort

There in the lonely gold hills the friendship between the two men was staunch and true. A letter came announcing the coming of the wife on the next stage. "It will make no difference," decla... Read allThere in the lonely gold hills the friendship between the two men was staunch and true. A letter came announcing the coming of the wife on the next stage. "It will make no difference," declared the husband. "You will like the wife." But the friend in thinking it over began to fea... Read allThere in the lonely gold hills the friendship between the two men was staunch and true. A letter came announcing the coming of the wife on the next stage. "It will make no difference," declared the husband. "You will like the wife." But the friend in thinking it over began to fear the woman and the restraint her presence might bring. He concluded to go away and left a... Read all

  • Director
    • D.W. Griffith
  • Writer
    • Anita Loos
  • Stars
    • Blanche Sweet
    • Charles Hill Mailes
    • Henry B. Walthall
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    20
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • D.W. Griffith
    • Writer
      • Anita Loos
    • Stars
      • Blanche Sweet
      • Charles Hill Mailes
      • Henry B. Walthall
    • 1User review
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    Blanche Sweet
    Blanche Sweet
    • The Wife
    Charles Hill Mailes
    Charles Hill Mailes
    • Tod Lawson - The Husband - a Prospector
    Henry B. Walthall
    Henry B. Walthall
    • Warren Smyth - the Friend - a Prospector
    Charles Gorman
    • Indian
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Hyde
    • Indian
    • (uncredited)
    J. Jiquel Lanoe
    • Indian
    • (uncredited)
    Hector V. Sarno
    Hector V. Sarno
    • Indian
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • D.W. Griffith
    • Writer
      • Anita Loos
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    deickemeyer

    Somewhat unpleasant

    A western offering, in which the husband thinks his former partner is in love with his wife. He shoots the partner as he is attempting to rescue the wife from drunken Indians. It was not clearly shown where the settlers came from, and their appearance on the scene was not very well accounted for. This story does not vary greatly from former offerings of the kind and is somewhat unpleasant, but is quite strongly handled. - The Moving Picture World, July 26, 1913

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      The film's story, credited to one Lillian Conlon, was published in Motion Picture Story Magazine in August, 1913, pages 35-43.

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    • Release date
      • July 12, 1913 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • California, USA
    • Production company
      • Biograph Company
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    • Runtime
      17 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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