The Musketeers of Pig Alley

The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)
directed by David Llewelyn Wark Griffith

A 1912 American short drama and a gangster film. In 2016, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.

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Cast and Crew
Cast
RoleActor
Elmer Booth
Lillian Gish
Clara T. Bracy
Walter Miller
Alfred Paget
Harry Carey
Robert Harron
Jack Pickford
Gertrude Bambrick
Lionel Barrymore
Christy Cabanne
Donald Crisp
Frank Evans
Dorothy Gish
Walter Long
Antonio Moreno
John T. Dillon
Madge Kirby
Walter P. Lewis
Crew
Production companyBiograph Company
DistributorGeneral Film Company
DirectorD. W. Griffith (d. 1948)
ScreenwriterD. W. Griffith, Anita Loos (d. 1981)
CinematographerBilly Bitzer (d. 1944)
Based on available information, the latest crew member that is relevant to international copyright laws died in 1981, meaning that this film may be in the public domain in countries and jurisdictions with 42 years p.m.a. or less, as well as in the United States.
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4607203The Musketeers of Pig Alley1912David Llewelyn Wark Griffith

The Musketeers
of Pig Alley

Copyright. 1912. by
Biograph Company
New York

New York's other side

The Poor Musician goes away to improve his fortune

Welcome

Later

The Little Lady meets Snapper Kid, the chief of the Musketeers

SALOON

Alone

The Musician returning with replenished purse, meets the Musketeers in Pig Alley

NEW
ALE

The Musician determined to recover his stolen money

A friend tries to cheer the Little Lady

The Little Lady at the gangster's ball

Fear of the Big Boss forces them to settle the fight outside

GRAND
DANCE
—OF THE—
JOLLY
THREE
ADMISSION
25cts

The gangsters' feudal war

One good turn deserves another

Links in the system


This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.


Copyright law abroad tends to consider the following people authors of a film:

  • The principal director
  • The screenwriter, and/or other writers of dialogue
  • The composer/lyricist (if the film is accompanied by sound)
  • The cinematographer
  • By extension, the authors of any works that may serve as the basis for a film's plot

The longest-living of these authors died in 1981, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 42 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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