Eradicating Aunty (1909)

A young couple must endure a tedious visit from their aunt until their friend offers to find a way to make her leave.

Director:

D.W. Griffith

Writer:

D.W. Griffith

Stars:

Florence Auer, Florence Lawrence, Owen Moore

Cast

Credited cast:
Florence Auer	...	Matilda Scroggins
Florence Lawrence	...	Flora, Aunty's Ward
Owen Moore	...	Tom Norton
Arthur V. Johnson	...	Revered Joshua Wittington
Herbert Prior	...	Bill Corker
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charles Avery	...	Servant
Stephanie Longfellow	...	The Maid (unconfirmed)
David Miles	...	Servant

Storyline

A young couple must endure a tedious visit from their aunt until their friend offers to find a way to make her leave.

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Plot Keywords:

character name in title | actor shares first name with character

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Genres:

Short | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 May 1909 (USA)

Also Known As:

Eradicating Auntie

Filming Locations:

Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Biograph Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

6 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Released as a split reel along with the drama His Duty.

User Reviews

The Griffithiana Community

The 34 year old D.W. Griffith displays hostility to diversity in this short film. He is presenting an unbroken continuity of the settling community in American history, cutting links with the marginalized and using his characters to say that Anglo-Saxon stock has rightful claim to continuity in the New World. The poor are regarded as outsiders in the poor, making an encoded statement that they have no use in society. He contrasts poverty with fashionable trends, allowing it to sink beneath the layers of mainstream sensibilities. The characters are not socially mixed, and it is definitely pitched towards a homogenous preserve.