Public Domain Movies

An Arcadian Maid was directed by D.W. Griffith in 1910. It stars Mary Pickford as a young poor girl who is lured to sin by an itinerant peddler played by Mack Sennett. It made me smile. While Pickford is playing her normal put upon innocent girl, Sennett seems to be playing it for comedy It is worth a watch. By the way, for those of you not familiar with the Griffith Biograph shorts, notice the circle with the AB inside it in the kitchen. Thus was the way the American Biograph company identified their films for protection from illegal showings. This film is available elsewhere on the Archive, but I have added a period sound track for enhanced viewing.

Cast
Mary Pickford as Priscilla
Mack Sennett as The Peddler
George Nichols as The Man of the House
Kate Bruce as The Lady of the House
William J. Butler as Second Man
Charles Craig as Man in Gambling Hall
Edward Dillon as Man in Gambling Hall
John T. Dillon as Man in Gambling Hall (as Jack Dillon)
Frank Evans as First Man
Francis J. Grandon as Man on Train
Joseph Graybill as Man in Gambling Hall
Henry Lehrman as Man in Gambling Hall
W. Chrystie Miller as Man on Train
Anthony O'Sullivan as Man on Train
Alfred Paget as Man on Train
Vivian Prescott as Woman in Gambling Hall