The Gibson Goddess
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| Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
| Written by | D. W. Griffith |
| Produced by | American Mutoscope and Biograph Company |
| Starring | Marion Leonard |
| Cinematography | Billy Bitzer |
| Distributed by | Biograph Company |
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Running time | 6 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
The Gibson Goddess is a 1909 short comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith.[1] It stars Marion Leonard.[2][3][4]
Cast
[edit]- Marion Leonard - Nanette Ranfrea
- Kate Bruce - On Sidewalk
- Arthur V. Johnson - An Admirer
- James Kirkwood - Admirer
- George Nichols - Manager of Beach House
- Anthony O'Sullivan - Commodore Fitzmaurice
- Mary Pickford - On Sidewalk
- Billy Quirk - An Admirer
- Gertrude Robinson - On Sidewalk
- Mack Sennett - An Admirer
- J. Waltham - An Admirer
- Dorothy West - A Maid
Plot
[edit]“Oh! Why do they call me the Gibson Girl?” These lines of a popular song were uttered with a sigh by the heroine of this Biograph comedy, for beauty is sometimes an annoying possession. Nanette Renfrae, after an arduous season of society’s whirl, decides to spend a quiet Summer at a secluded seaside resort. Te place selected is one frequented by the middle class, where she feels she will he free from the tormenting attentions of the male sex that her beauty has induced in the past. She arrives without ostentation accompanied only by her maid, but her extreme pulchritude and graceful bearing soon enraptured the male contingent of the place to the jealous rage of the other women folks who find themselves deserted. She cannot stir but what there is a score of admirers present. A walk on the beach, a stroll through the park is invariably attended by a regiment of gallants, until to her they become positive pests, is destined to pass time in the seclusion of her room. The maid, however, is ingenious and suggests a, new way to get rid of the troublesome pests. She attires her mistress in a bathing suit and puts on her a hideous pair of stockings line with raw cotton, which gives her a Gargantuan appearance, at least as to her nethers. Of course, the persistent tormenters flee in a panic when they behold; but, you know “one but the brave deserve the fair,” and Commodore Fitzmorris sticks, thereby making a decided impression upon Nanette. You may imagine the chagrin of the others when they learn of the hoax. Fitzie is now the favoured one. As for the others, they are a disgruntled bunch, for the other girls, slighted before, turn cold shoulders on them.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artist Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.67 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
- ^ The Gibson Goddess at silentera.com
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Gibson Goddess
- ^ Pictorial History of the Silent Screen, p.14 c.1953 by Daniel Blum ISBN 0-399-50667-5
- ^ Moving Picture World (July-Dec 1909) p653
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
[edit]- The Gibson Goddess @ IMDb.com
- listing at AllMovie
- The Gibson Goddess available for free download at Internet Archive
- 1909 films
- 1909 comedy films
- 1909 short films
- 1900s American films
- 1900s English-language films
- American black-and-white films
- American comedy short films
- American silent short films
- Biograph Company films
- Films directed by D. W. Griffith
- Silent American comedy films
- Surviving American silent films
- English-language short films