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The Cricket on the Hearth
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: Jack Drumier, Alan Hale, Marie Newton, Betty Gray, Gretchen Hartman, Robert Drouet, William Russell, A.C. Marston (Mrs. A.C. Marston)

Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by Edward Acker, from the novella The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens. / Released 8 September 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Historical.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 8 March 2010.

References: Spehr-American p. 1 : Website-IMDb.