AFI CATALOG OF FEATURE FILMS

THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993

Movie Title

The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals (1909)

18 February 1909

Cast:

John R. Cumpson, Florence Lawrence, Anita Hendrie [ More ]

Director:

D. W. Griffith

Production Company:

American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.
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GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS
SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
LCMP
p. 31, column 1
LCPP
p. 56
EMP
p. 171
BIOB2
p. 65
BPL
pp. 108-109
The Daily Worker
p. 38
Moving Picture World
13 Feb 1909
p. 163ta, 177tr, 184tl
Moving Picture World
27 Feb 1909
p. 238r
NYDM
20 Feb 1909
p. 17ta
NYDM
27 Feb 1909
p. 13r
CAST
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTOR
D. W. Griffith
Dir
PHOTOGRAPHY
Billy Bitzer
G. W. Bitzer
Cam
DETAILS
Series:
Jones comedies
Release Date:
18 February 1909
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.
13 February 1909
H122929
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in feet):
400
Country:
United States
Language:
English
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18 February 1909, American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.
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