The Trick that Failed
The Trick that Failed
1909, English. Directed by D.W. Griffith.
Nellie is a struggling artist whose paintings lie unsold. Billy, a successful painter, loves her, but she tells him that she cannot marry until she sells her paintings. Billy recruits his friends to buy her paintings. At first she is excited by the sudden success, but when she learns the truth, Nellie leaves her sweetheart to accept the proposal of a rival painter.
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- 0h 7m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- 29 November 1909
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The Trick that Failed runs 7 minutes (0h 7m).
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The Trick that Failed isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 November 1909. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Trick that Failed?
The Trick that Failed (1909) was directed by D.W. Griffith and stars Mary Pickford, Arthur V. Johnson.