Mary Pickford Season: FD Cinematheque

The Renunciation (1909)

Director: D W Griffith

Cast: Mary Pickford, Anthony O’Sullivan, James Kirkwood, Harry Solter, Billy Quirk, Edwin August, Arthur V Johnson, Wilfred Lucas

11 min

D W Griffith

The Renunciation is a 1909 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith and st

arring Mary Pickford. It was produced and distributed by the Biograph Company.^[1][2]

Cast

• Mary Pickford – Kittie Ryan
• Anthony O’Sullivan – Steve Ryan, Kittie’s Uncle
• James Kirkwood – Joe Fielding
• Harry Solter – Sam Walters
• Billy Quirk – Kittie’s Fiance

other cast

• Edwin August –
• Arthur V. Johnson –
• Wilfred Lucas –
• W. Chrystie Miller –

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