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A Message from the Moon
(1912) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by Mack Sennett

Cast: Mack Sennett [the astronomer’s daughter’s sweetheart], Vivian Prescott [the astronomer’s daughter], Dell Henderson [the old astronomer]

Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / From a screen story by Shannon Fife. / Released 29 February 1912; in a split-reel with Priscilla’s Capture (1912). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 24 March 2012.

References: Spehr-American p. 3 : Website-IMDb.