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The Cardinal's Conspiracy

D.W. Griffith

1909 • 16m

A royal woman rejects her arranged marriage. The cardinal hatches a plan: the suitor will shave and change clothes. He arranges with 4 clowns to stage an attack on the princess which he easily repels....

The Cardinal's Conspiracy

The Cardinal's Conspiracy (1909)

Cast

Frank Powell

Frank PowellA Visiting Nobleman

Florence Lawrence

Florence LawrenceThe Princess

Mary Pickford

Mary PickfordA Disguised Servant

Charles Avery

Charles AveryA Member of the Court

Kate Bruce

John R. Cumpson

John R. CumpsonComic Cutthroat/A Member of the Court

Arthur V. Johnson

Arthur V. JohnsonComic Cutthroat

Owen Moore

Owen MooreA Member of the Court

Barry O'Moore

Barry O'MooreThe King

Mack Sennett

Mack SennettComic Cutthroat

James Kirkwood

James KirkwoodThe Cardinal

Linda Arvidson

Edwin August

Thomas H. Ince

Rose King

Rose KingA Member of the Court

Crew

D.W. Griffith

D.W. GriffithDirector

Billy Bitzer

Billy BitzerCinematography

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