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Over the Hill to the Poorhouse
Also known as {Over the Hills to the Poorhouse}
(1908) United States of America
B&W : One reel / 790 feet
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: (unknown)

American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / From the poems “Over the Hill to the Poorhouse” and “Over the Hill from the Poorhouse” by Will Carleton. / © 20 June 1908 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 11 August 2012.

References: Niver-First p. 126; Spehr-American p. 3 : MovPicWorld-19080704 p. 16.