''Death's Marathon'' is a 1913 silent film short directed by D. W. Griffith and distributed by Biograph. It stars

Blanche Sweet Sarah Blanche Sweet (June 18, 1896 – September 6, 1986) was an American silent film actress who began her career in the earliest days of the Hollywood motion picture film industry. Early life Born Sarah Blanche Sweet (though her first nam ...

and

Henry B. Walthall Henry Brazeale Walthall (March 16, 1878 – June 17, 1936) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared as the Little Colonel in D. W. Griffith's ''The Birth of a Nation'' (1915). Early life Henry B. Walthall was born March 16, 1878 on a ...

and was filmed in the Los Angeles area. This film survives and is available on DVD.''Death's Marathon'' at silentera.com
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Cast

- The Wife *

- The Husband * Walter Miller - The Friend, The Husband's Partner * Lionel Barrymore - The Financial Backer *

Kate Bruce Kate Bruce (February 17, 1860 – April 2, 1946) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 280 films between 1908 and 1931. She was born in Columbus, Indiana and died in New York City. In 1885, Bruce left Boone, I ...

- The Nanny *

Robert Harron Robert Emmett Harron (April 12, 1893 – September 5, 1920) was an American motion picture actor of the early silent film era. Although he acted in over 200 films, he is possibly best recalled for his roles in the D.W. Griffith directed film ...

- The Messenger ''uncredited'' *William J. Butler - Man at Club *Harry Hyde - A Fried at Club *J. Jiquel Lanoe - Man at Club *

Adolph Lestina Adolph Lestina (1861– August 23, 1923) was an American stage and film actor who was a member of D. W. Griffith's stock company of film actors. Career He received positive notice for his performance in Justin McCarthy's ''If I Were King'' and ...

- Man at Club *

Charles Hill Mailes Charles Hill Mailes (25 May 1870 – 17 February 1937) was a Canadian actor of the silent era. Biography Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1870, Mailes appeared in 290 films between 1909 and 1935. He married the actress Claire McDowell ...

- * Alfred Paget - A Gambler at Club *W. C. Robinson - Man at Club

References

External links

''Death's Marathon'' at IMDb.com

''Death's Marathon''
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