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 Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Arthur V. Johnson
He was 33, 39 years old when he died
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as Billy Hart |
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Mary Pickford
She was 16, 86 years old when she died
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as Nellie Burt |
The Trick that Failed Crew
| Name |
Department |
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D.W. Griffith as Director. He was 34 (73) years old when He died
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Directing |