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UNITED STATES · 1908

Balked at the Altar

D.W. Griffith
Classical Hollywood forced marriage romantic comedy paternal interference courtship reluctant groom
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Synopsis

A woman who is filled with romantic ideas is making no secret of her eagerness to find a husband. Her father decides to help her by pressuring and threatening an eligible bachelor, who reluctantly allows wedding plans to be made.

Year1908
CountryUnited States
DirectorD.W. Griffith
MovementClassical Hollywood
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