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Why He Gave Up
(1911) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by Henry Lehrman

Cast: Fred Mace, Mabel Normand, Miss Butler

Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / © 5 December 1911 by Biograph Company. Released 4 December 1911. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 24 March 2012.

References: Fussell-Normand p. 244; Spehr-American p. 4.