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Release Date:
22 September 1908 (USA) morePlot:
An early Biograph short in which two separate sequences of events collide and the leading man must save his lady from the villain... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Swimsuit Fashions of 1908 moreCast
(Credited cast)| Arthur V. Johnson | ... | Tom Hudson | |
| Linda Arvidson | ... | Alice Fairchild | |
| Charles Inslee | ... | The Villain | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Edward Dillon | ... | Policeman | |
| George Gebhardt | ... | At the Beach / Assaulted Man | |
| Robert Harron | ... | On Boardwalk | |
| Guy Hedlund | |||
| Florence Lawrence | ... | At the Beach | |
| Marion Leonard | |||
| Mack Sennett | ... | Policeman | |
| Harry Solter | ... | At the Beach | |
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9 min (16 fps)Country:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
SilentFilming Locations:
Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USAMOVIEmeter: 
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Linda Arvidson and Arthur V. Johnson enjoy a romantic rendezvous at the beach; meanwhile, Charles Inslee escapes from a couple of policemen, who are bringing him to a nearby "Insane Asylum"; he gets one of the lawmen's guns, and dashes off for the beach. At the beach, Inslee abducts Ms. Arvidson, taking her off in a canoe (presumably to aid in his escape). Will the swimsuit set be able to rescue fair damsel from the clutches of the maniacal Inslee?
D.W. Griffith presents an interesting situation: having a insane criminal "invade" a group of innocent young beachgoers, who are presumably unrelated to the lunatic. Note that, along the way, Inslee accosts a man, serving no other purpose than to exchange the lunatic's gun for a knife. Those looking for Director Griffith to start every genre imaginably might call "Where Breakers Roar" the proto-type "slasher film"; however, there is no slashing. Mainly, this film is an opportunity to see 1908 swimsuit fashions!