At the Altar
| At the Altar | |
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| Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
| Written by | D. W. Griffith |
| Starring | Marion Leonard |
| Cinematography |
G. W. Bitzer Arthur Marvin |
| Distributed by | Biograph Company |
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11 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
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. A print of this films survives in the film archive of the Library of Congress.
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. Fortunately the confession is found on time and a police man runs to the church to save the couple.
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