At the Altar explained

At the Altar
Director:	D. W. Griffith
Starring:	Marion Leonard
Cinematography:	G. W. Bitzer Arthur Marvin
Distributor:	Biograph Company
Runtime:	11 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent with English intertitles

At the Altar is a 1909 American 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.^{[1] [2]} A print of this film is in the film archive of the Library of Congress.^[3]

Plot

A rejected admirer sets up a trap to kill his sweetheart and her fiance before they married and then commit suicide, but before he passes away, he leaves a confession. The confession is found on time and a police man runs to the church to save the couple.

Cast

• Marion Leonard as Minnie, the Daughter
• David Miles - Father
• Charles Inslee as Grigo, the Suitor
• Herbert Yost as Giuseppe Cassella
• Anita Hendrie as Mother
• Dorothy West as Minnie's Friend/Dinner Guest

See also

• List of American films of 1909
• 1909 in film
• D. W. Griffith filmography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Studios and Films . Fort Lee Film Commission . May 30, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110405152556/http://www.fortleefilm.org/studios.html . April 5, 2011 . dead .
2. Web site: Amith . Deninis . Before there was Hollywood there was Fort Lee, NJ . J!-ENT . January 1, 2011 .
3. Web site: Progressive Silent Film List: At the Altar . June 24, 2008. Silent Era. https://web.archive.org/web/20080720165330/http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/A/AttheAltar1909.html. July 20, 2008 . live.