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English 3 sheet 40 x 90 vintage movie poster for the 1912 silent film The Girl and Her Trust
, directed by D.W. Griffith. This dramatic film is a follow-up to Griffith's earlier work, The Lonedale Operator, and follows a telegraph operator who defends a station's payroll from two tramps.
Film Details
Release Date: March 28, 1912
Director: D.W. Griffith
Starring: Dorothy Bernard and Wilfred Lucas
Plot: Two tramps attempt to steal the station's payroll. The brave telegraph operator uses various means, including a train and a handcar, to outmaneuver the robbers and save the money.
The poster illustrates a climactic moment from the film, showing the heroine on a railroad handcar being pursued by a steam locomotive. The logo in the bottom right and on the front of the locomotive is the trademark for Biograph Studios, the prominent early film company that produced the movie. |
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