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The Black Viper
(1908) United States of America
B&W : One reel / 724 feet
Directed by [?] Wallace McCutcheon (Sr.), Wallace McCutcheon Jr. and/or D.W. Griffith?

Cast: Eddie Dillon (Edward Dillon) [Mike], George Gebhardt [The Black Viper], Mack Sennett [a rescuer], Lawrence Griffith (D.W. Griffith) [a rescuer], Anthony O’Sullivan [a gang member]

American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer and Arthur Marvin. / © 16 July 1908 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H113479]. Released 21 July 1908. / [?] Biograph 35mm spherical format?

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Italians

Listing updated: 20 December 2024.

References: Barry-Griffith pp. 12, 40; Spehr-American p. 1; Usai-Griffith-3 p. 7 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.