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Gilbert Dying to Die

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Gilbert Dying to Die
Directed byMaurice Elvey
Written byMaurice Elvey
StarringFred Groves
Production
company
British & Colonial Kinematograph Company
Release date
  • February 1915 (1915-02)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Gilbert Dying to Die is a 1915 British silent short comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Fred Groves.[1] A drunken man named Gilbert attempts to commit suicide and fails. He then discovers that he has inherited a fortune. Another film portraying the same character Gilbert Gets Tiger-It is was also released the same year.

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References

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  1. ^ Murphy p.179

Bibliography

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  • Murphy, Robert. Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion. British Film Institute, 2006.
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