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12 August 1909 (USA) moreGenre:
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Elizabeth is in love with a young man, but she is pressured by her mother to marry a wealthy but kind older man... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Detached from its audience moreCast
(Credited cast)| Stephanie Longfellow | ... | Elizabeth Parker | |
| Kate Bruce | ... | Elizabeth's Mother | |
| Henry B. Walthall | ... | Oliver Sylvester | |
| James Kirkwood | ... | Squire Calvin Cartwright | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| William J. Butler | ... | The Squire's Father | |
| Verner Clarges | ... | Minister | |
| Arthur V. Johnson | ... | Puritan | |
| Owen Moore | ... | Puritan | |
| Anthony O'Sullivan | ... | Puritan | |
| Lottie Pickford | ... | Puritan | |
| Mack Sennett | ... | Puritan | |
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Coytesville, New Jersey, USAFAQ
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This eleven minute offering was successful in detaching itself from its audience. The 34 year old D.W. Griffith just does not have the ability to allow viewers to invest their interests in the protagonists. You don't feel any concern for the characters whatsoever, primarily on the basis of the fact that they are an extension of his own personality rather than discovering their soul through performance. The actors certainly don't have a voice in this piece, and I felt cheated that there wasn't a story to tell. The camera tends to be too passive in its observations of events. It doesn't intrude or trespass in order to engage the audience. Not my cup of tea at all.