

Those Awful Hats
1909-01-25 · 3 min · ★ 6.1
A pair of young ladies cause trouble at the cinema with their lavish hats.
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- Directors
- D.W. Griffith
- Production companies
- American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Mack SennettThe Usher, trying to manage the situation
Flora FinchWoman with largest hat
Linda ArvidsonWoman with big hat
John R. CumpsonTheatre Audience, the annoyed patron reacting to the hats
Florence LawrenceTheatre Audience
Robert HarronTheatre Audience
Charles InsleeTheatre Audience
Arthur V. JohnsonTheatre Audience
Gertrude RobinsonTheatre Audience
Dorothy WestTheatre Audience
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