The Country Doctor (1909) |
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| Director(s) | D.W. Griffith (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | No producer listed for this movie |
| Top Genres | Drama, Short Films, Silent Films |
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Florence Lawrence(as Mrs.Harcourt)
The Country Doctor
Released
1909
The Country Doctor
Released
1909
Florence Lawrence
(as Mrs.Harcourt)
Mary Pickford(as Poor Mother's Elder Daughter)
The Country Doctor
Released
1909
The Country Doctor
Released
1909
Mary Pickford
(as Poor Mother's Elder Da...)
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The Country Doctor (1909) was a Drama - Drama Film directed by D.W. Griffith (uncredited) .
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The Country Doctor (1909) A Silent Film Review
A rare surviving Florence Lawrence film concerns a country doctor and his family. When both his daughter and an impoverished neighbor fall ill at the same time, which one will he save? Lawrence is the doctor’s wife. All the melodrama you can stuff into 14 minutes! Florence Lawrence plays the m... Read full article
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It is thought that the final pan shot across the landscape was originally tinted blue, but as yet, no restoration has included the technique.
Music for the DVD release on "More Treasures From American Film Archives 1894-1931" lists as follows: "Pastorle", 1920 by George West (who was a noted silent film composer), "My Faith Up to Thee" by Lowell Mason (fragment only), "Nearer My God to Thee" (fragment only), "There Is A Happy Land" by Lowell Mason. Scene music by composers J.S. Zamecnik and Harry Norton.
Transfer for restoration and DVD release was copied at 18 frames per second from a 35mm print which was preserved by the Museum of Modern Art's film department.
In the middle of the background for both indoor sets (the country doctor's home and the poor mother's shack), the American Biograph Company's logo is prominently incorporated into the "decoration." Apparently this is because at the time the film was made motion pictures were still not covered by copyright laws, but trademark logos were. By incorporating the trademark logo into every interior shot, the company had an easier time "copyrighting" the work.