The Englishman and the Girl

The Englishman and the Girl
Film still
Directed by	D. W. Griffith
Written by	D. W. Griffith
Starring	Charles Craig Mary Pickford
Cinematography	Billy Bitzer
Distributed by	Biograph
Release date	February 17, 1910 (1910-02-17)
Running time	11 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The Englishman and the Girl was a 1910 short comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith. Being restored by Film Preservation Society.[1]

Plot

A small town's drama group is preparing for a Pocahontas-type play, when one of the member's English relatives suddenly arrives for a visit. This man, unlike the theater group, does not have any sense of humor, which sparks the relative and his friends to play practical jokes on him. They dress up as Indians to scare them, but the Englishman is so convinced, that he grabs his gun to shoot at them. At another moment, they try to get revenge by pretending to attack him, but the plan again backfires when the Englishman uses a prop gun from a heroine to horrify them.[2]

Cast

• Charles Craig as Albert Wilberforce
• Mary Pickford as The Girl
• George Nichols as Mr. Thayer
• Kate Bruce as Mrs. Thayer
• Gladys Egan as The Child
• Ruth Hart as A Friend
• Dorothy West as A Friend/Member of Dramatic Club
• Francis J. Grandon as In Store/Member of Dramatic Club
• Anthony O'Sullivan as In Store/Member of Dramatic Club
• Mack Sennett as In Store/Member of Dramatic Club
• Linda Arvidson as Member of Dramatic Club
• Dell Henderson as Member of Dramatic Club
• W. Chrystie Miller as Member of Dramatic Club
• Gertrude Robinson as Member of Dramatic Club
• Thomas H. Ince
• Florence Barker

See also

• List of American films of 1910
• D. W. Griffith filmography
• Mary Pickford filmography

References

1. "PSFL: The Englishman and the Girl". Silent Era.com. January 20, 2009. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
2. Review Summary The New York Times

External links

• The Englishman and the Girl at IMDb