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At the Crossroads of Life
Also known as Crossroads of Life in the USA
(1908) United States of America
B&W : One reel / 778 feet
Directed by Wallace McCutcheon Jr.

Cast: Marion Leonard, Florence Auer, Edward Dillon, Charles Inslee, Lawrence Griffith (D.W. Griffith), Anthony O’Sullivan, Robert Harron, Charles K. French

American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Scenario by D.W. Griffith. Cinematography by Arthur Marvin and G.W. Bitzer. / © 20 June 1908 (as Crossroads of Life) by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H112128]. Released 3 July 1908. / [?] Biograph 35mm spherical format? / The production was shot on 2 and 4 June 1908.

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 11 August 2012.

References: Barry-Griffith pp. 9, 10; Blum-Silent p. 10; Everson-American p. 42; Niver-Early p. 70; Spehr-American p. 1 : MovPicWorld-19080704 p. 16 : Website-AFI.