At the Altar

19091909
11m

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At the Italian boarding house the male boarders were all smitten with the charms of Minnie, the landlady's pretty daughter, but she was of a poetic turn of mind and her soul soared above ple... Read allAt the Italian boarding house the male boarders were all smitten with the charms of Minnie, the landlady's pretty daughter, but she was of a poetic turn of mind and her soul soared above plebeianism and her aspirations were romantic. Most persistent among her suitors was Grigo, a... Read allAt the Italian boarding house the male boarders were all smitten with the charms of Minnie, the landlady's pretty daughter, but she was of a poetic turn of mind and her soul soared above plebeianism and her aspirations were romantic. Most persistent among her suitors was Grigo, a coarse Sicilian, whose advances were odiously repulsive. The arrival at the boarding hous... Read all

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181,461

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At the Altar (1909)

** (out of 4)

A man gets rejected by a woman and he plans revenge. He learns of her wedding day and sets up a device to go off at the alter, killing her. He then takes his own life but in his suicide note he tells of his plan. A cop rushes off to try and save the day. This is a pretty bland short from Griffith, although he does manage to get a little suspense through his editing at the end.

You can find this short on Grapevine's D.W. Griffith: The Director series.

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