Balked at the Altar (1908)

1908 · Silent film · 9 min · dir. D.W. Griffith

• Comedy

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Synopsis

A woman who is filled with romantic ideas is making no secret of her eagerness to find a husband. Her father decides to help her by pressuring and threatening an eligible bachelor, who reluctantly allows wedding plans to be made.

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Details

Director

D.W. Griffith

Writer

D.W. Griffith

Studio

American Mutoscope and Biograph Company

Released

1908-08-25

Running time

9 minutes

Language

English

Collection

Silent Hall of Fame, Silent Films, Feature Films

Subjects on the Internet Archive

• D.W. Griffith
• Biograph Company
• Mabel Stoughton
• George Gebhardt
• Arthur V. Johnson
• Robert Harron
• silent film
• silent era
• silent comedy

Cast & crew

• D.W. Griffith Director
• MMabel Stoughton
• Robert Harron
• Mack Sennett
• Linda Arvidson
• George Gebhardt
• D.W. Griffith
• Arthur V. Johnson
• Harry Solter

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