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A Sweet Revenge

A Sweet Revenge

1909Short⏱️ 5m
ShortDrama

After being jilted for another, a woman sends her lover's old letters to the new fiancée and looks forward to the reaction. But when she spots her old lover's glove left behind, she has a change of heart and repents.

Director
D.W. Griffith
Writers
N/A
Stars
Arthur V. Johnson, Marion Leonard, Jeanie Macpherson
Release Date
November 18, 1909
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Arthur V. Johnson
Arthur V. Johnson
as Paul Hiller
Marion Leonard
Marion Leonard
as Paul's Fiancée - the Jilted One
Jeanie Macpherson
Jeanie Macpherson
as Alice Baross - the Second Fiancée
Frank Powell
Frank Powell
as Alice's Father
Robert Harron
Robert Harron
as On the Bridge
Owen Moore
Owen Moore
Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford
Billy Quirk
Billy Quirk

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Production
Biograph Company

🎯 Categories

DramaShort

⭐ Featured Review

One doesn't quite see the value of this subject
by deickemeyer2015-01-24

"Yes, undoubtedly revenge is sweet and the jilted girl in this picture determined to obtain satisfaction for the slight she suffered, but the means taken, sending the love letters of a certain young man who was to be married to another by messenger to the new fiancée was not calculated to achieve the most certain results. However, she relented after the letters had gone, and pursued the boy to get them back, only to discover that he had dropped them from a bridge into the river below. One doesn't quite see the value of this subject for motion picture reproduction. It has very little dramat..."

💡 Did You Know?

Released as a split reel along with A Midnight Adventure (1909).

📖 Synopsis

After being jilted for another, a woman sends her lover's old letters to the new fiancée and looks forward to the reaction. But when she spots her old lover's glove left behind, she has a change of heart and repents.