The Note in the Shoe

The Note in the Shoe

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The Note in the Shoe

1909

0h 11m

1.0(1 votes)

Comedy

Overview

A shoe-factory worker puts a note in a shoe box offering to marry the lucky buyer. As a result, she is dismissed from her job, but her employer finds her so attractive that he suggests a new job for her, as his wife.

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6 featured cast members

Starring

Florence Lawrence

Florence Lawrence

Ella Berling

George Siegmann

George Siegmann

The Butler

John R. Cumpson

John R. Cumpson

In Office

Marion Leonard

Marion Leonard

Factory Employee

Anita Hendrie

The Mother

Anthony O'Sullivan

The Messenger / Factory Employee

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Directed by: D.W. Griffith
Written by: D.W. Griffith

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