Getting Even (1909 film)

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Getting Even
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Directed by D. W. Griffith
Written byD. W. Griffith
Starring Billy Quirk
Mary Pickford
Cinematography Billy Bitzer
Distributed by Biograph Company
Release date
  • September 13, 1909 (1909-09-13)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent

Getting Even is a 1909 American silent short comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film exists in the film archive of the Library of Congress. [1]

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  1. "Her First Biscuits". Silent Era. Retrieved December 6, 2014.