At the Altar
Encyclopedia
At the Altar is a 1909 silent
drama film
directed by D. W. Griffith
. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey
where early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based at the beginning of the 20th century. A print of this films survives in the film archive of the Library of Congress
.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by D. W. Griffith
D. W. Griffith
David Llewelyn Wark Griffith was a premier pioneering American film director. He is best known as the director of the controversial and groundbreaking 1915 film The Birth of a Nation and the subsequent film Intolerance .Griffith's film The Birth of a Nation made pioneering use of advanced camera...
. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey
Fort Lee, New Jersey
Fort Lee is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 35,345. Located atop the Hudson Palisades, the borough is the western terminus of the George Washington Bridge...
where early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based at the beginning of the 20th century. A print of this films survives in the film archive of the Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
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Cast
- Marion LeonardMarion LeonardMarion Leonard was an American stage actress who became one of first motion picture celebrities in the early years of the silent film era. -Early career:...
as Minnie, the Daughter - David Miles - Father
- Charles InsleeCharles InsleeCharles Inslee was an American actor. He appeared in 127 films between 1908 and 1921.-External links:...
as Grigo, the Suitor - Herbert YostHerbert YostHerbert Yost was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 91 films between 1908 and 1934.He was born in Harrison, Ohio and died in New York City.-Selected filmography:* The Golden Louis...
as Giuseppe Cassella - Anita HendrieAnita HendrieAnita Hendrie was an American actress. She appeared in 67 silent motion pictures between 1908 and 1912....
as Mother - Dorothy WestDorothy West (actress)Dorothy West was an American actress. She appeared in 123 films between 1908 and 1916.-External links:...
as Minnie's Friend/Dinner Guest
See also
- List of American films of 1909
- 1909 in film1909 in filmThe year 1909 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Matsunosuke Onoe, who would become the first superstar of Japanese cinema, appears in his first film, Goban Tadanobu.*James Joyce opens the Volta, the first cinema in Dublin....
- D. W. Griffith filmographyD. W. Griffith filmographyThese are the films directed by the pioneering American filmmaker D. W. Griffith . According to the Internet Movie Database, he directed 534 films between 1908 and 1931.----...