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Release Date:
25 February 1909 (USA) morePlot:
A rejected suitor sets a trap that will kill a bridal couple at the altar, then he kills himself. Before he dies... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
A Godlike Objectivity moreCast
(Credited cast)| Marion Leonard | ... | Minnie, the Daughter | |
| David Miles | ... | Father | |
| Charles Inslee | ... | Grigo, the Suitor | |
| Herbert Yost | ... | Giuseppe Cassella | |
| Anita Hendrie | ... | Mother | |
| Dorothy West | ... | Minnie's Friend / Dinner Guest | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Linda Arvidson | |||
| Clara T. Bracy | |||
| Kate Bruce | |||
| John R. Cumpson | ... | Dinner Guest | |
| George Gebhardt | ... | Dinner Guest | |
| Charles Gorman | |||
| D.W. Griffith | |||
| Robert Harron | ... | On Street | |
| Arthur V. Johnson | ... | Policeman | |
| James Kirkwood | |||
| Florence Lawrence | ... | At Wedding | |
| Charles Hill Mailes | |||
| Herbert Prior | ... | Priest | |
| Mack Sennett | ... | Policeman / Dinner Guest | |
| Harry Solter | ... | On Street | |
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11 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
SilentFilming Locations:
Edgewater, New Jersey, USAMOVIEmeter: 
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The 34 year old D.W. Griffith used his camera in this short film to impose itself on the characters with a godlike objectivity that is happy to observe but not intervene. This allowed the audience to participate in the story to make it an interesting yarn.