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  • "At the Altar" (1909) - with film

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       Arthur Johnson and Robert Harron



    Directed by                       D.W. Griffith
    Cinematography by        Billy Bitzer, Arthur Marvin
    Starring                             Marion Leonard, Charles Inslee, Barry O'Moore, Arthur V. Johnson, Robert Harron, Florence Lawrence
    Distributed by                   Biograph Company
    Release date                      February 25, 1909
    Country                             United States
    Running time                    13 m.



    "At the Altar"  is a short crime drama directed by D.W. Griffith.  We have a whole constellation of our stars taking part in this film: Billy Bitzer, Arthur V. Johnson, Robert Harron and Florence Lawrence.

    Billy Bitzer shares the cinematography credit with Arthur Marvin. Arthur V. Johnson plays a policeman, Robert Harron is a boy on the street and Florence Lawrence is a wedding guest.

    An unsuccessful suitor can't swallow that his love interest gets engaged to another man.  He decides to end his life, but not before creating a plot to kill the bride or the groom at the altar.  He also leaves a suicide note, which is discovered just in time to try and stop the diabolical plan from becoming a gruesome reality.

    This is the third film with a similar theme created by D.W. Griffith in a short period of time. "An Awful Moment" (1908) and "The Cord of Life" (1909) were released a month or two before it.

    We trust that silent film lovers will not judge harshly the quality of the print.  Many early D.W. Griffith films are only available in a paper print format, and we are all very lucky that they have survived the trials of time for us to enjoy.

     

     

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       Florence Lawrence

     

  • "The Girls and Daddy" (1909) - hidden gem

    Florence Lawrence in The Girls and Daddy 1909 director DW Griffith 00 

       Florence Lawrence


    Directed by                       D.W. Griffith
    Cinematography by        Billy Bitzer, Arthur Marvin
    Starring                             Florence Lawrence, Dorothy West, David Miles, Arthur V. Johnson, Robert Harron
    Distributed by                   Biograph Company
    Release date                      February 1, 1909
    Country                             United States
    Running time                    9 m.

     

    This film is part of our Silent Gems Collection and the DVD is available on Ebay. This film is on DVD "Florence Lawrence Rare Shorts".

    Update:
    You don't have to leave our website in order to obtain the films from our Silent Gems Collection. These gems are now available to our users in exchange for donation. For details click here. 

    This film is part of our series 'Hidden Gems'. It can be watched by registered users who make a donation. For more details, please click here.


    "The Girls and Daddy"  is a short crime drama directed by D.W. Griffith.  We have a whole constellation of our stars taking part in this film: Billy Bitzer, Arthur V. Johnson, Robert Harron and Florence Lawrence.

    Billy Bitzer shares the cinematography credit with Arthur Marvin. Arthur V. Johnson plays a policeman, Robert Harron is a messenger and Florence Lawrence is the first daughter. D.W. Griffith gets an acting credit as well, apart from the director's job. He is somewhere in the ball scene, but it is difficult to spot him.

    When their father leaves for business, Florence Lawrence and her sister become the victims of two consecutive, but separate burglaries. Ironically, when they seek help to counter the second more violent criminal, the only person available is the first thief.

    We trust that silent film lovers will not judge harshly the quality of the print.  Many early D.W. Griffith films are only available in a paper print format, and we are all very lucky that they have survived the trials of time for us to enjoy.

     

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       Arthur Johnson is the policeman

     

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  • "Where Breakers Roar" (1908) - hidden gem

    Arthur V Johnson in Where Breakers Roar 1908 director DW Griffith 00 

       Arthur V. Johnson


    Directed by                       D.W. Griffith
    Cinematography by        Billy Bitzer, Arthur Marvin
    Starring                             Arthur V. Johnson, Linda Arvidson, Florence Lawrence, Charles Inslee, Robert Harron
    Distributed by                   Biograph Company
    Release date                      September 22, 1908
    Country                             United States
    Running time                    6 m.

     

    This film is part of our series 'Hidden Gems'. It can be watched by registered users who make a donation. For more details, please click here.


    "Where Breakers Roar"  is a short crime drama directed by D.W. Griffith.  We have a whole constellation of our stars taking part in this film: Billy Bitzer, Arthur V. Johnson, Robert Harron and Florence Lawrence.

    A frolicking company on the beach is stunned when a madman shows up out of nowhere, kidnaps one of the girls and takes her away on a boat in the sea.

     

    We trust that silent film lovers will not judge harshly the quality of the print.  Many early D.W. Griffith films are only available in a paper print format, and we are all very lucky that they have survived the trials of time for us to enjoy.

     

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    Florence Lawrence in Where Breakers Roar 1908 director DW Griffith 05 

       Florence Lawrence leads the merry crowd to the beach

     

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    Registered users who made the required donation please click here to watch this gem.

     

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