The Miser's Heart

1911 film by D. W. Griffith

November 20, 1911 (1911-11-20)

Running time

18 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent with English intertitles

The full film.

The Miser's Heart is a 1911 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey where early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based at the beginning of the 20th century.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] A print of the film survives.^[5]

Cast

Linda Arvidson as Kathy's Mother
Lionel Barrymore as Jules, the Thief
William J. Butler as Policeman
Donald Crisp as Policeman
Adele DeGarde as Neighbor
Edward Dillon as Down-and-Out Young Man
Frank Evans as Policeman
Edith Haldeman as The Little Child
Robert Harron as Bakeshop Assistant
Adolph Lestina as The Miser
Wilfred Lucas as First Crook
Charles Hill Mailes as Second Crook
Alfred Paget as Policeman
W. C. Robinson as In Front of Clothing Store
Ynez Seabury as Little Kathy
Blanche Sweet as Neighbor
Kate Toncray as The Woman
J. Waltham as On Street

References

^ Koszarski, Richard (2004), Fort Lee: The Film Town, Rome, Italy: John Libbey Publishing -CIC srl, ISBN 0-86196-653-8
^ "Studios and Films". Fort Lee Film Commission. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
^ Fort Lee Film Commission (2006), Fort Lee Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 0-7385-4501-5
^ Amith, Deninis (January 1, 2011). "Before there was Hollywood there was Fort Lee, NJ". J!-ENT.
^ "Silent Era: The Miser's Heart". silentera. Retrieved July 12, 2008.