The Toss of a Coin (1911)
10m
Running Time
August 31, 1911Release Date
The Toss of a Coin (1911)
10m
Running Time
August 31, 1911Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Details.
Release DateAugust 31, 1911
StatusReleased
Running Time10m
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Wiki.
The Toss of a Coin is a 1911 silent short film directed by Thomas H. Ince and performed by Mary Pickford and Irvin Willat. Produced by Independent Moving Pictures Co. of America (IMP), the film was released in the theatres on August 31, 1911, distributed by Motion Picture Distribution and Sales Company.