To Save Her Soul

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To Save Her Soul
Directed by D. W. Griffith
Written byD. W. Griffith
Starring Arthur V. Johnson
Mary Pickford
Cinematography G. W. Bitzer
Arthur Marvin
Distributed by Biograph Company
Release date
  • December 27, 1909 (1909-12-27)
Running time
11 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent 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]

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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]

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References

  1. "Silent Era: To Save Her Soul". silentera. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
  2. Koszarski, Richard (2004), Fort Lee: The Film Town, Rome, Italy: John Libbey Publishing -CIC srl, ISBN   0-86196-653-8
  3. "Studios and Films". Fort Lee Film Commission. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  4. Fort Lee Film Commission (2006), Fort Lee Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN   0-7385-4501-5
  5. "To Save Her Soul". Film Affinity. Retrieved April 7, 2023.