To Save Her Soul
| To Save Her Soul | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
| Written by | D. W. Griffith |
| Starring | Arthur V. Johnson Mary Pickford |
| Cinematography | G. W. Bitzer Arthur Marvin |
| Distributed by | Biograph Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 11 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent with English intertitles |
To Save Her Soul is a 1909 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Mary Pickford.[1] The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey when many of the early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there at the beginning of the 20th century.[2][3][4]
Cast
[edit]- Arthur V. Johnson - Paul Redmond
- Mary Pickford - Agnes Hailey
- W. Chrystie Miller - Church Organist
- George Nichols - Manager
- Kate Bruce - Housekeeper
- Linda Arvidson - In Audience
- William Beaudine
- Charles Craig - Bumpkin
- Frank Evans - Stage Manager
- Robert Harron - Stagehand / Usher
- Ruth Hart - At Party
- James Kirkwood - Backstage at Debut / At Party
- Henry Lehrman - In Audience
- Jeanie MacPherson - In Audience
- Owen Moore - At Party
- Jack Pickford - Stagehand
- Lottie Pickford
- Billy Quirk
- Gertrude Robinson - In Audience
- Paul Scardon - In Audience
- Mack Sennett - Backstage at Debut
- Blanche Sweet - Backstage at Debut / At Party
- Dorothy West - At Party
Plot
[edit]Agnes, a singer found in a small country church, is lured to the big city where she finds fame. A member of the clergy, from the church where she was found, goes to the city to hear her sing. He sees that she is being tempted by sin and threatens to kill her if she does not return to his church. This causes her to reevaluate her life and she eventually does return to her small town.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Silent Era: To Save Her Soul". silentera. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
- ^ Koszarski, Richard (2004), Fort Lee: The Film Town, Rome, Italy: John Libbey Publishing -CIC srl, ISBN 0-86196-653-8
- ^ "Studios and Films". Fort Lee Film Commission. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
- ^ Fort Lee Film Commission (2006), Fort Lee Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 0-7385-4501-5
- ^ "To Save Her Soul". Film Affinity. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
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