The Informer (1912 film) explained

The Informer
Director:	D. W. Griffith
Starring:	Walter Miller
Cinematography:	G. W. Bitzer
Distributor:	General Film Company
Runtime:	18 minutes (16 frame/s)
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

The Informer is a 1912 American short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and featuring Mary Pickford, Henry B. Walthall, Harry Carey, Lionel Barrymore, Dorothy Gish, and Lillian Gish. It was filmed in the Pike County town of Milford, Pennsylvania.^[1] Prints of the film survive at the film archive of the Library of Congress.^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• Walter Miller as The Confederate Captain
• Mary Pickford as The Confederate Captain's Sweetheart
• Henry B. Walthall as The False Brother
• Kate Bruce as The Mother
• Harry Carey as The Union Corporal
• Lionel Barrymore as Union Soldier
• Elmer Booth as Union Soldier
• Clara T. Bracy as Negro Servant
• Christy Cabanne
• Edward Dillon as Confederate Soldier
• John T. Dillon as Union Soldier
• Dorothy Gish
• Lillian Gish
• Joseph Graybill as Union Soldier
• Robert Harron
• W. Chrystie Miller
• Gertrude Norman
• Alfred Paget as Condederate General
• Jack Pickford as Negro Boy
• W. C. Robinson as Union Soldier

See also

• Harry Carey filmography
• D. W. Griffith filmography
• Lillian Gish filmography
• Lionel Barrymore filmography

Notes and References

1. News: Historical films at Pike County's Columns Museum. poconorecord.com. December 3, 2016.
2. Web site: Progressive Silent Film List: The Informer . April 9, 2009. Silent Era.
3. Web site: The Informer: a Story of the Civil War (Motion picture) . . September 4, 2010.