Deserted at the Altar
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- Deserted at the Altar (play)
by Pierce Kingsley[2][3] - Deserted at the Altar (novel)
by Grace Miller White[4]
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 Lobby card, 1922 | |
| Directed by | William K. Howard |
| Written by | Grace Miller White[1] |
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| Produced by | Phil Goldstone |
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Production company | Phil Goldstone Productions[6] |
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Running time | 7 reels[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Deserted at the Altar is a 1922 American silent film melodrama[1] directed by William K. Howard[1] and produced by Phil Goldstone Productions.[6] It stars Bessie Love and Tully Marshall.
The film is preserved at the Museum of Modern Art.[8]
Two villains plan to steal the inheritance of Anna Moore by marrying her. When her brother Tommy is hit by a car, the wealthy driver pays the doctor bills, and falls in love with Anna. This thwarts the villains' initial plans, so they go on to hire a woman to pose as the driver's estranged partner and mother of his child, and stop the wedding. When the woman reveals her true identity, the villains are exposed, and Anna and her rich fiancé are reunited.[1][7]
Cast
- Bessie Love as Anna Moore, the country girl
- Frankie Lee as Tommy Moore, the boy
- William Scott as Bob Crandall, the city chap
- Wade Boteler as John Simpson, the minister
- Tully Marshall as Squire Simpson
- Barbara Tennant as Nell Reed, the other woman
- Eulalie Jensen as the teacher
- Les Bates as the mob leader
- Edward McQuade as the sheriff
- Helen Howard as the gossip
- Queenie the Dog[1][7][9][10]
Production
The film is a Poverty Row (Gower Street) production, and was filmed in only ten days.[11]
