The Cardinal's Conspiracy
About The Cardinal's Conspiracy
A princess refuses the husband chosen for her. The cardinal has the suitor shave and change clothes. He hires four clowns to stage an attack, and the suitor drives them off. She falls for the stranger. The cardinal then has him arrested, and the trick is still working.
Cast & crew
More about The Cardinal's Conspiracy
D. W. Griffith and Frank Powell directed it for Biograph. Griffith produced it. G. W. Bitzer photographed it. Florence Lawrence and Frank Powell lead the cast. It runs 11 minutes. Biograph released it in 1909.
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G. W. Bitzer photographed the staged attack and the arrest.
Notes
- Thomas H. Ince is in the cast, not yet the producer he later became.
- Linda Arvidson, Edwin August, Kate Bruce, and John R. Cumpson are billed.
- The attack is played by four clowns, not soldiers.
Scenes
- The suitor shaves and puts on other clothes.
- Four clowns rush the princess and he drives them off.
- The cardinal has him arrested after she has fallen for him.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (The Cardinal's conspiracy (1909).webm)
