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Den nærsynede guvernante
Also known as The Short-Sighted Governess in the USA
(1909) Denmark
B&W : [?] Split-reel?
Directed by Axel Sørensen (Axel Graatkjær)

Cast: Petrine Sonne [the governess]

Nordisk Films Kompagni production; distributed by Nordisk Films Kompagni. / Cinematography by Axel Sørensen (Axel Graatkjær). / Released 3 January 1909. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA by Great Northern Film Company on 10 November 1909; in a split-reel with The Suicide Woods (1909) and Yachting on the Baltic (1909).

Comedy.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: (unknown) [Denmark]; Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 21 November 2022.

References: Mottram-Danish pp. 65, 66-67 : Website-IMDb.