Movie Description
The Toss of a Coin
(1911)Overview
A lost film. Dan Gardner, a young man, is down and out. Arrested as a tramp, he is thrown into jail. He is released with but a single coin in his pocket. Arriving at a bridge, he gazes into the water and his thoughts turn to suicide. He reaches in his pocket, extracts the coin and flips it up. Heads he dies and tails he lives. Farmer Barton, drives onto the scene keen to hire a man to assist him in his farm work. Dan is more than anxious to secure employment and accompanies the kind-hearted farmer home. Alice Barton is the farmer's daughter, and while working on the farm Dan begins to fall in love.
Featured Crew
- Director : Thomas H. Ince
- Cast : Mary Pickford,Irvin Willat
Cast
Alice Barton - the Farmer's Daughter
Dan Gardner
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Facts
Original TitleThe Toss of a Coin
Status Released
Release Information
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1911-08-31
Original Language
Runtime 00h 10m
Production CompaniesIndependent Moving Pictures Co. of America (IMP)























