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The Trick that Failed(1909)

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    Overview

    Nellie is a struggling artist whose paintings lie unsold. Billy, a successful painter, loves her, but she tells him that she cannot marry until she sells her paintings. Billy recruits his friends to buy her paintings. At first she is excited by the sudden success, but when she learns the truth, Nellie leaves her sweetheart to accept the proposal of a rival painter.

    Status:Released
    Release Date:Nov 29, 1909
    Runtime: 7m

    Director:

    D.W. Griffith

    Top Cast

    Mary Pickford

    Mary Pickford

    Nellie Burt

    Arthur V. Johnson

    Arthur V. Johnson

    Billy Hart

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