Balked at the Altar
| Balked at the Altar | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
| Written by | D. W. Griffith |
| Produced by | American Mutoscope and Biograph Company New York City |
| Starring | Mabel Stoughton |
| Cinematography | Arthur Marvin |
Release date |
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Running time | 11-12 minutes (16 frame/s; original film length 703 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent with English intertitles |
Play film; runtime 00:09:25.
Balked at the Altar is a 1908 American short comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Library of Congress.[1] The film was made by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company when it and many other early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based in Fort Lee, New Jersey at the beginning of the 20th century.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Mabel Stoughton as Female Lead
- Linda Arvidson
- George Gebhardt
- D. W. Griffith
- Robert Harron
- Arthur V. Johnson
- Mack Sennett
- Harry Solter
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Balked at the Altar". Silent Era. Retrieved April 30, 2008.
- ^ Koszarski, Richard (2004), Fort Lee: The Film Town, Rome, Italy: John Libbey Publishing -CIC srl, ISBN 0-86196-653-8
External links
[edit]- Balked at the Altar at IMDb
- Balked at the Altar available for free download at Internet Archive
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- 1908 films
- 1908 comedy films
- 1908 short films
- Silent American comedy films
- Surviving American silent films
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- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by D. W. Griffith
- Films shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey
- American comedy short films
- 1900s American films
- 1900s English-language films
- English-language comedy short films
- 1900s short comedy film stubs
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