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The Informer, also known as The Informer: A Story of the Civil War,[1] is a 1912 American short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and featuring Mary Pickford, Henry B. Walthall, Harry Carey, Lionel Barrymore, Dorothy Gish, and Lillian Gish. It was filmed in the Pike County town of Milford, Pennsylvania.[2] Prints of the film survive at the film archive of the Library of Congress.[3][1]
Plot
Cast
- Walter Miller as The Confederate Captain
- Mary Pickford as The Confederate Captain's Sweetheart
- Henry B. Walthall as The False Brother
- Kate Bruce as The Mother
- Harry Carey as The Union Corporal
- Lionel Barrymore as Union Soldier
- Elmer Booth as Union Soldier
- Clara T. Bracy as Negro Servant
- Christy Cabanne
- Edward Dillon as Confederate Soldier
- John T. Dillon as Union Soldier
- Dorothy Gish
- Lillian Gish
- Joseph Graybill as Union Soldier
- Robert Harron
- W. Chrystie Miller
- Gertrude Norman
- Alfred Paget as Confederate General
- Jack Pickford as Negro Boy
- W. C. Robinson as Union Soldier
See also
Mary Pickford filmography Harry Carey filmography Lionel Barrymore filmography Lillian Gish filmography
References
- 1 2 "The Informer: A Story of the Civil War (Motion Picture)". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
- ↑ "Historical Films at Pike County's Columns Museum". Pocono Record. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Informer". Silent Era. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
External links
- The Informer at IMDb