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.
Released in 1909, The Trick that Failed is a drama film from Biograph Company (United States of America). It was directed by D.W. Griffith. The cast is led by Mary Pickford and Arthur V. Johnson. With a runtime of 7m, the film averages 4.0/10 across 0 TMDB ratings.
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