| A Calamitous Elopement | |
| Director: | D. W. Griffith |
| Producer: | American Mutoscope and Biograph Company |
| Starring: | Harry Solter |
| Cinematography: | G. W. Bitzer Arthur Marvin |
| Runtime: | 12 minutes (one reel) |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | Silent |
A Calamitous Elopement is a 1908 American silent short comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film is preserved in the film archive of the Library of Congress.[1]
A young couple decides to elope after being caught in the midst of a romantic moment by the woman's angry father. They make plans to leave, but a thief discovers their plans and hides in their trunk and waits for the right moment to steal their belongings.