AFI CATALOG OF FEATURE FILMS

THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993

Movie Title

A Sound Sleeper (1909)

12 April 1909

Cast:

John R. Cumpson, Mack Sennett, Florence Lawrence [ 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. 57, column 1
LCPP
p. 90
EMP
p. 306
BIOB2
p. 80
BPL
pp. 114-115
The Daily Worker
p. 44
MPW
10 Apr 1909
p. 429ta, 448ts, 454tl
MPW
17 Apr 1909
p. 476r
NIC
May 1909
p. 145s
NYDM
24 Apr 1909
p. 14r
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
Arthur Marvin
Cam
DETAILS
Release Date:
12 April 1909
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.
8 April 1909
H125502
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in feet):
214
Country:
United States
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12 April 1909, American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.
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