AFI CATALOG OF FEATURE FILMS

THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993

Movie Title

The Open Gate (1909)

22 November 1909

Cast:

George O. Nicholls, Kate Bruce, Dorothy West [ More ]

Director:

D. W. Griffith

Production Company:

Biograph Co.
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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
LCMP
p. 43, column 2
LCPP
p. 207
EMP
p. 231
BIOB2
p. 144
BPL
pp. 120-121
The Daily Worker
pp. 65-66
MPW
27 Nov 1909
p. 767ts, 774ta, 780tl
MPW
4 Dec 1909
p. 798r
NYDM
27 Nov 1909
p. 144ta
NYDM
4 Dec 1909
p. 16r
CAST
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Biograph Co.
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
Biograph Co.
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTOR
D. W. Griffith
Dir
PHOTOGRAPHY
Billy Bitzer
G. W. Bitzer
Cam
DETAILS
Release Date:
22 November 1909
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Biograph Co.
24 November 1909
J135125
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in feet):
988
Country:
United States
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22 November 1909, Biograph Film Co.
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