His Trust

His Trust
Directed byD. W. Griffith
Written byEmmett C. Hall
StarringWilfred Lucas
CinematographyG. W. Bitzer
Distributed byBiograph Company
Release date
  • January 16, 1911 (1911-01-16)
Running time
14 minutes (18 frame/s)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent with English intertitles

His Trust is a 1911 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. It concerns "The faithful devotion and self- sacrifice of an old negro servant," who is played in blackface by Wilfred Lucas. The film's sequel is His Trust Fulfilled. Prints of the film survive in the film archives of the Museum of Modern Art and the Library of Congress.[1]

  1. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: His Trust". Silent Era. Retrieved July 9, 2009.