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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1269

Friends

191213 minUnited States

Synopsis

Two old mining companions become rivals without realizing it. After Jack leaves Dora behind, she accepts Grizzley's proposal; Jack's return forces the men to choose between romantic pride and their friendship.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 12:43
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

Languages and subtitles

No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · D. W. Griffith (director); G. W. Bitzer (cinematographer) · Public domain

Cast

Mary Pickford

Henry B. Walthall

Lionel Barrymore

Harry Carey

DirectorsD. W. Griffith

Behind the scenes

Biograph filmed the story in Fort Lee, New Jersey, during the area's importance as an early American production centre. Mary Pickford appears with Henry B. Walthall and Lionel Barrymore.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 16, 2026.

Photograph credit

Photographs cropped, resized and optimized as WebP, displayed in monochrome.

Mary Pickford — Rufus Porter Moody · Public domain
Henry B. Walthall — Tower Magazines, Inc., photographer unknown · Public domain
Lionel Barrymore — Unknown author · Public domain
Harry Carey — film screenshot · Public domain

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