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At the Altar

At the Altar

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 25, 1909

Runtime

0h 11m

Genres

Drama

User Score

38%

Original Title

At the Altar

Production Companies

American Mutoscope & Biograph

Director

D.W. Griffith

Description

At the Italian boarding house the male boarders were all smitten with the charms of Minnie, the landlady's pretty daughter, but she was of a poetic turn of mind and her soul soared above plebeianism and her aspirations were romantic. Most persistent among her suitors was Grigo, a coarse Sicilian, whose advances were odiously repulsive. The arrival at the boarding house from the old country of Giuseppe Cassella, the violinist, filled the void in her yearning heart. Romantic, poetic and a talented musician, Giuseppe was indeed a desirable husband for Minnie.