Now, before we get into the important info of how you can watch 'The Trick that Failed' right now, here are some key details about the American Mutoscope & Biograph flick. The Trick that Failed starring Mary Pickford, Arthur V. Johnson has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 7 min. The release date of the movie is November 29th, 1909.
Curious about the story behind it? Here's the plot: "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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'The Trick that Failed' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on November 29th, 1909







