The Pirate's Gold (1908)

November. 06,1908

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Young Wilkinson is leaving his dear old mother for a journey to seek his fortune in a foreign clime. Now, the little cottage is situated near the coast. The waters of the sea have been infested with a band of gold-thirsty pirates, who pillaged every ship that came their way. Having successfully perpetuated one of their nefarious exploits, they are struck by a storm and forced to put out from their floundering vessel in a small yawl, in which they place a chest of valuables, for the shore.

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Cast

Linda Arvidson as Mrs. Wilkinson

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Mack Sennett as Pirate

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Florence Lawrence as

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Single-Black-Male

1908/11/06

Having been used to working with dialogue on the stage, the 33 year old D.W. Griffith took the audience on a journey through this story through the dollying of the camera. It was a lesson in the art of screenplay writing as opposed to stage play writing.