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The High Cost of Reduction
(1913) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by Dell Henderson
Cast: Sylvia Ashton [the first actress], Kathleen Butler [the second actress], Clarence Barr [a man in the school], Grace Lewis [a woman in the school], Frank Opperman [a man in the school], Gus Pixley [a man in the school], Kate Toncray [a woman in the school], William T. Horne [a man in front of the theatre], Florence Lee [a woman on the street]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by Dell Henderson. / Released 20 January 1913. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? A theatrical troupe is stranded in a little town, and among the number are two sisters who cudgel their brains as to how they are going to reach Broadway, New York City, ever again. They finally hit upon a scheme and that is to open a school for physical-culture training. Do they succeed? Better than they had hoped.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 6 January 2025.
References: Spehr-American p. 2 : Website-IMDb.
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