| A Rude Hostess | |
|---|---|
 Film still of actors Arthur V. Johnson and Marion Leonard in scene | |
| Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
| Written by | D. W. Griffith |
| Produced by | American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, Manhattan, New York |
| Starring | Marion Leonard Arthur V. Johnson |
| Cinematography | G. W. Bitzer |
Release date |
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Running time | 6-7 minutes, 439 feet (part of split-reel[1][a] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
A Rude Hostess is a 1909 American silent film comedy written and directed by D. W. Griffith, produced by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company in New York City, and co-starring Marion Leonard and Arthur V. Johnson.[2][3] At its release in April 1909, the short was distributed to theaters on a "split reel", which was a single reel that accommodated more than one film. A Rude Hostess shared its reel with another Biograph comedy short directed by Griffith, Schneider's Anti-Noise Crusade.[2] Original contact-print paper rolls of both motion pictures, as well as projectable safety-stock copies of the films, are preserved in the Library of Congress.[3][4]
- ^ Advertisement for the two 1909 Biograph split-reel releases A Rude Hostess and Schneider's Anti-Noise Crusade; published in the trade journal The Moving Picture World, 3 April 1909, p. 393. Internet Archive (hereinafter cited "I.A."), San Francisco, California. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ a b "A Rude Hostess (1909)", catalog, American Film Institute (AFI), Los Angeles, California. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ a b Niver, Kemp R. (compiler). Early Motion Pictures: The Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress, "A Rude Hostess". Washington, D.C.: Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division, 1985, p. 281. HathiTrust Digital Library. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Bennett, Carl. "A Rude Hostess", The Progressive Silent Film List. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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