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Through the Breakers
(1909) United States of America
B&W : One reel / 974 feet
Directed by D.W. Griffith

Cast: James Kirkwood, Marion Leonard, Adele de Garde, George O. Nicholls, Charles Craig, Arthur Johnson, William A. Quirk (Billy Quirk), Kate Bruce, Mary Pickford

Biograph Company production; distributed by Biograph Company. / Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / © 8 December 1909 by Biograph Company [J135642]. Released 6 December 1909. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (American Film Institute / Tayler collection) [35mm reference positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 19 January 2009.

References: Barry-Griffith p. 41; Everson-American p. 50; Spehr-American p. 4 : Website-AFI; Website-Legacy.