Pippa Passes; or, The Song of Conscience is a 1909 silent short directed D. W. Griffith. It was produced and distributed by the Biograph Company. It is based on a play Pippa Passes by Robert Browning.
New York Times milestone
On October 10, 1909 – six days after its release – Pippa Passes became the first motion picture ever reviewed by The New York Times. == Cast ==