All on Account of the Milk

All on Account of the Milk
Title card
Directed by	Frank Powell
Produced by	D. W. Griffith
Starring	Mary Pickford Blanche Sweet
Cinematography	Arthur Marvin
Distributed by	Biograph Company
Release date	January 15, 1910 (1910-01-15)
Running time	11 minutes (1 reel; 989 feet)
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Full film at reduced speed

All on Account of the Milk is a 1910 American silent comedy short film directed by Frank Powell and starring Mary Pickford and Blanche Sweet. The short was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey, by the Biograph Company using one of the many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry that were based there at the beginning of the 20th century. ^{[1] [2] [3]} A print of the film survives, and it was distributed as a one-reel production. ^{[4] [5]}

Cast

• Mary Pickford as The Young Woman
• Kate Bruce as The Young Woman's Mother
• Blanche Sweet as The Maid
• Mack Sennett as The Farmhand
• Arthur V. Johnson as The Young Contractor
• Flora Finch
• Jack Pickford as At Construction Site

Preservation

A paper print of the film is preserved in the collection of the Library of Congress. ^[6]

See also

• List of American films of 1910
• Mary Pickford filmography
• Blanche Sweet filmography

References

1. Koszarski, Richard (2004). Fort Lee: The Film Town. Rome, Italy: John Libbey Publishing - CIC srl. ISBN   0-86196-653-8.
2. "Studios and Films". Fort Lee Film Commission. Archived from the original on April 5, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
3. Fort Lee Film Commission (2006). Fort Lee Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   0-7385-4501-5.
4. "Silent Era: All on Account of the Milk". Silent Era. Retrieved July 3, 2008.
5. "Pastime Theatre, Friday–Saturday". East Oregonian. Pendleton, Umatilla Co., Oregon. September 18, 1914. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
6. Catalog of Holdings: The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress. The American Film Institute. 1978. p. 4.

External links

• All on Account of the Milk at IMDb