The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)
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- Not Rated
- 17min
- Short, Crime
- 31 Oct 1912 (USA)
- Short
A tender young woman and her musician husband attempt to eke out a living in the slums of New York City, but find themselves caught in the crossfires of gang violence.
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Cast
| Elmer Booth | ... |
The Snapper Kid - Musketeers Gang Leader
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| Lillian Gish | ... |
The Little Lady
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| Clara T. Bracy | ... |
The Little Lady's Mother
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| Walter Miller | ... |
The Musician
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| Alfred Paget | ... |
The Rival Gang Leader
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Madge Kirby | ... |
The Little Lady's Friend / In Alley
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| Harry Carey | ... |
Snapper's Lieutenant
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John T. Dillon | ... |
The Policeman
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Adolph Lestina | ... |
The Bartender / On Street
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| Jack Pickford | ... |
Rival Gang Member / At Dance
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| Robert Harron | ... |
Rival Gang Member / In Alley / At Dance
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W.C. Robinson | ... |
Rival Gang Member
(as Spike Robinson)
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Gertrude Bambrick | ... |
At Dance (uncredited)
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| Lionel Barrymore | ... |
The Musician's Friend (uncredited)
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Kathleen Butler | ... |
On Street / At Dance (uncredited)
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| Christy Cabanne | ... |
At Dance (uncredited)
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| Donald Crisp | ... |
Rival Gang Member (uncredited)
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Frank Evans | ... |
At Dance (uncredited)
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| Dorothy Gish | ... |
Frizzy-Haired Woman in Street (uncredited)
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Walter P. Lewis | ... |
In Alley / At Dance (uncredited)
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| Antonio Moreno | ... |
Musketeers Gang Member / At Dance (uncredited)
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Marie Newton | ... |
At Dance (uncredited)
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Gertrude Norman | ... |
Old Woman (uncredited)
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J. Waltham | ... |
In Alley (uncredited)
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Directed by
| D.W. Griffith | ||
Written by
| D.W. Griffith | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Anita Loos | ... | () (uncredited) |
Music by
| Robert Israel | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| G.W. Bitzer | ||
Production Companies
Distributors
- General Film Company (1912) (United States) (theatrical)
- General Film Company (1915) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- American Mutoscope & Biograph (2007) (World-wide)
- American Mutoscope & Biograph (2008) (World-wide)
- Image Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Video (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Reel Media International (2006) (World-wide)
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Storyline
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A young wife and her musician husband live in poverty in a New York City tenement. The husband's job requires him to go away for for a number of days. On his return, he is robbed by the neighborhood gangster. Sometime later, an unrelated mob shoot-out ensues. The husband happens upon the melee, recognizing the crook who robbed him. Can the husband retrieve his money?
Written by Thomas McWilliams |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Most likely the first film to ever use follow-focus. D.W. Griffith convinced his most trusted cameraman, G.W. Bitzer, to fade out the background when the three gangsters walk towards the alley in the opening scene. During this era a cameraman was judged on how sharp and clear his picture was, so Griffith had to take him to an art museum and show him how the background was out of focus and the characters were in focus to convince him to do the effect on the shot. The focusing method is still used. See more » |
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