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RUNTIME
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Tight 15-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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The Lighthouse by the Sea
1911 0h 15m EN
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7.0
SOLID
★7.0TMDB · 2
Drama
Synopsis
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The old lighthouse keeper lives peacefully with his two daughters, who are both engaged to fisherman. One night he receives a message announcing the shipwreck...
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Charles Sutton
A Lighthouse Keeper
Mabel Trunnelle
The Lighthouse Keeper's First Daughter
Laura Sawyer
The Lighthouse Keeper's Second Daughter
Richard Neill
The Lighthouse Keeper's Son
James Gordon
First Young Fisherman
Herbert Prior
Second Young Fisherman
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Edwin S. Porter
- Writers
- Bannister Merwin
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Edwin S. Porter directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 15-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2115 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Charles Sutton and Mabel Trunnelle and Laura Sawyer carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0352521 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 15 min · 0h 15m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Edwin S. Porter
Production companies
Who made it
Edison Studios
US
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1911-09-15
