His Trust: The Faithful Devotion and Self-Sacrifice of an Old Negro Servant (1911)
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- Not Rated
- 14min
- Short, Drama
- 16 Jan 1911 (USA)
- Short
A Confederate officer is called off to war. He leaves his wife and daughter in the care of George, his faithful Negro servant. After the officer is killed in an exciting battle sequence, George continues in his caring duties, faithful to...
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Cast
| Wilfred Lucas | ... |
George
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| Dell Henderson | ... |
Colonel Frazier
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| Claire McDowell | ... |
Colonel Frazier's Wife
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| Edith Haldeman | ... |
The Fraziers' Child
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| Dorothy West | ... |
The Daughter as an Adult
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Harry Hyde | ... |
The Daughter's Sweetheart
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| Linda Arvidson |
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| Dorothy Bernard |
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| Kate Bruce |
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| Adele DeGarde |
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| Gladys Egan |
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| Francis J. Grandon | ... |
Confederate Soldier
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| Joseph Graybill | ... |
Union Soldier
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| Guy Hedlund | ... |
Black Servant
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| Grace Henderson |
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Adolph Lestina | ... |
Black Servant / Confederate Soldier
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| Jeanie Macpherson | ... |
Woman at Farewell
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| Violet Mersereau |
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| W. Chrystie Miller | ... |
Man at Farewell
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| Alfred Paget | ... |
Messenger / Confederate Soldier
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| Lottie Pickford | ... |
Woman at Farewell
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| Vivian Prescott | ... |
Woman at Farewell
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W.C. Robinson | ... |
Union Soldier
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| Mack Sennett | ... |
Confederate Soldier Delivering Sword, Death Notice
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| Kate Toncray | ... |
Black Servant (unconfirmed)
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| Charles West | ... |
Man at Farewell
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Directed by
| D.W. Griffith | ||
Written by
| Emmett C. Hall | ... | () (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| G.W. Bitzer | ||
Production Companies
Distributors
- General Film Company (1911) (United States) (theatrical)
- General Film Company (1916) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- MP Sales (1913) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- American Mutoscope & Biograph (2008) (World-wide) (aka Biograph Company)
- Kino Lorber (2011) (World-wide) (Blu-ray)
- Kino Video (United States) (DVD)
- Library of Congress (1975) (United States) (16mm film prints, pared with "His Trust Fulfilled")
- Reel Media International (2006) (World-wide) (unauthorized)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Renovare Studios (1975 Paper Print Restoration)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A Confederate officer is called off to war. He leaves his wife and daughter in the care of George, his faithful Negro servant. After the officer is killed in an exciting battle sequence, George continues in his caring duties, faithful to his trust. Events continue to turn for the worse when invading Yankee soldiers arrive to loot and torch the widow's home. George saves the officer's daughter and battle sword by braving the flames.
Written by Thomas McWilliams |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Included in "Griffith Masterworks" DVD set released by Kino. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Followed by His Trust Fulfilled (1911). See more » |