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A Lodging for the Night

A Lodging for the Night

1912Short⏱️ 17m
ShortRomance
5.9
IMDB Rating
72 votes

A visitor to Mexico meets a lovely senorita living with an abusive uncle. After his gambling winnings attract the attention of robbers, she sees a way out of her lousy situation.

Director
D.W. Griffith
Writers
N/A
Stars
Charles West, Mary Pickford, Charles Hill Mailes
Release Date
May 9, 1912
Language
None, English
Country
United States
💬 2
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Charles West
Charles West
as Dick Logan
Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford
as The Mexican Girl
Charles Hill Mailes
Charles Hill Mailes
as The Mexican Girl's Father
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Frank Opperman
as The Owner of the Gambling Hall
👤
Frank Evans
as The Gambler
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W.C. Robinson
as The Bartender
Robert Harron
Robert Harron
as The Victim
Mae Marsh
Mae Marsh
as First Mexican Couple - the Woman
Christy Cabanne
Christy Cabanne
as First Mexican Couple - the Man
Alfred Paget
Alfred Paget
as The Sheriff

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
California, USA
Production
Biograph Company

🏷️ Keywords

mexicosenoritauncle niece relationshipuncle and niece living like father and daughterwater jug

🎯 Categories

RomanceShort

⭐ Featured Review

Looking For Trouble
by boblipton2020-06-13
7/10

"Charles West is a writer in the Southwest. He is looking for color for his writings, so he stops at "The Red Dog Hotel", wins obscenely large sums of money at faro, and proceeds to escape having his throat cut by happenstance and the good will of poor Mexican girl Mary Pickford, whom he smiled at. It's a ridiculous story. West deserves to be found dead in his room in the morning with his possessions missing. However, that's not the point of looking at this Biograph short, which is available in a beautifully preserved sepia tint on Youtube. It's beautifully shot, too, ..."

📖 Synopsis

A visitor to Mexico meets a lovely senorita living with an abusive uncle. After his gambling winnings attract the attention of robbers, she sees a way out of her lousy situation.