The Trick that Failed

Overview

Nellie is a struggling artist whose paintings lie unsold. Billy, a successful painter, loves her, but she tells him that she cannot marry until she sells her paintings. Billy recruits his friends to buy her paintings. At first she is excited by the sudden success, but when she learns the truth, Nellie leaves her sweetheart to accept the proposal of a rival painter.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 29, 1909

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

American Mutoscope & Biograph,Biograph Company

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0001074