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Film, Video The Gibson goddess Title from Paper Print preliminary catalog card: Unidentified Paper Print box V / Unidentified Paper Print box V

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About this Item

Title

  • The Gibson goddess

Other Title

  • Title from Paper Print preliminary catalog card: Unidentified Paper Print box V
  • Unidentified Paper Print box V

Summary

  • An attractive young lady at a beach resort draws unwanted attention from a group of unruly young men, so she disguises herself with a long beach coat and plenty of padding. Not recognizing the beauty they had seen earlier, the young men jeer and tease her, all except for a plain-looking sailor, who likes her despite her large size. In the final scene, she is restored to her normal size, promenading on the arm of the young sailor.

Names

  • Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948, direction, writing
  • Bitzer, G. W., 1872-1944, camera
  • Leonard, Marion, 1881-1956, cast
  • Bruce, Kate, 1858-1946, cast
  • Johnson, Arthur V., 1876-1916, cast
  • Kirkwood, James, 1875-1963, cast
  • Nichols, George, 1864-1927, cast
  • O'Sullivan, Tony, -1920, cast
  • Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979, cast
  • Quirk, Billy, 1873-1926, cast
  • Robinson, Gertrude, 1891-1962, cast
  • Sennett, Mack, 1880-1960, cast
  • West, Dorothy, 1891-1980, cast
  • Evans, Frank (Actor) cast
  • Biograph Company
  • AFI/Tayler (Dorothy M.) Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Biograph, 1909.

Headings

  • -  Flirtation--Drama
  • -  Teasing--Drama
  • -  Disguise--Drama
  • -  Man-woman relationships--Drama

Genre

  • Comedy films
  • Silent films
  • Short films
  • Fiction films

Notes

  • -  J134044 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Biograph; 1909Nov1; J134044.
  • -  Cameraman, G.W. Bitzer.
  • -  Marion Leonard, Kate Bruce, Frank Evans, Arthur V. Johnson, James Kirkwood, George Nichols, Anthony O'Sullivan, Mary Pickford, Billy Quirk, Gertrude Robinson, Mack Sennett, J. Waltham, Dorothy West.
  • -  Part of summary from the Early motion pictures catalog.
  • -  Originally released as part of a split reel with What's your hurry?, which LC also holds in the Paper Print Collection.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 000V; Unidentified box V) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
  • -  Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
  • -  Biograph production no. 3628.
  • -  Filmed in Highlands, New Jersey and in the Biograph studio in New York City on Sep. 11 and 17, 1909.
  • -  Not viewed
  • -  Sources used: Niver's Early motion pictures, p. 118; Internet movie database WWW site, viewed June 15, 2012; Biograph bulletins 1908-1912, p. 138.
  • -  Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.

Medium

  • 1 video file (digital, MPEG-4) (ca. 6 min.) : si., b&w.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 6 min., 225 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 6 min., ca. 550 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • viewing print (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 6 min., ca. 550 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 6 min., 225 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 6 min., ca. 550 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 6 min., ca. 550 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll (ca. 560 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 5057 (viewing print)
  • FEA 4639 (viewing print)
  • FEB 7718 (viewing print, copy 2)
  • FRA 2829 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPA 5056 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPE 2962 (dupe neg pic, copy 2)
  • Box 1204A (paper pos)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • mp73053000

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Bitzer, G. W., Camera, Marion Leonard, Kate Bruce, Arthur V Johnson, James Kirkwood, George Nichols, Tony O'Sullivan, et al. The Gibson goddess. directeds by Griffith, D. W. , Ection, Writing United States: Biograph, 1909. Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/mp73053000/.

APA citation style:

Bitzer, G. W., Leonard, M., Bruce, K., Johnson, A. V., Kirkwood, J., Nichols, G. [...] Paper Print Collection. (1909) The Gibson goddess. Griffith, D. W., dir United States: Biograph. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/mp73053000/.

MLA citation style:

Bitzer, G. W., Camera, et al. The Gibson goddess. dir by Griffith, D. W. , Ection, Writing United States: Biograph, 1909. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/mp73053000/>.