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The Mender of Nets
Also known as {A Mender of Nets}
(1912) United States of America
B&W : One reel / 959 feet
Directed by D.W. Griffith

Cast: Mary Pickford, Charles West, Mabel Normand, Marguerite Marsh

Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by Edwin August. / © 15 February 1912 by Biograph Company. Released 15 February 1912. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Pickford’s first film after returning to Biograph.

Drama.

Survival status: Prints exist in the Mary Pickford Institute for Film Education film collection [35mm duplicate negative, 35mm duplicate positives].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Fishermen - Fishing nets - Love triangles - Self-sacrifice

Listing updated: 31 July 2008.

References: Film viewing : Barry-Griffith p. 43; Everson-American pp. 35-36, 48; Fussell-Normand p. 244; Spehr-American p. 3 : Website-Pickford.

Home video: DVD.