''The Tavern Keeper's Daughter'' is a 1908 American
silent action film
Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...
directed by
D. W. Griffith
David Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948) was an American film director. Considered one of the most influential figures in the history of the motion picture, he pioneered many aspects of film editing and expanded the art of the na ...
.
The film was shot in
Fort Lee, New Jersey when many early
film studio
A film studio (also known as movie studio or simply studio) is a major entertainment company or motion picture company that has its own privately owned studio facility or facilities that are used to make films, which is handled by the production ...
s in
America's first motion picture industry
Fort Lee is a borough at the eastern border of Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, situated along the Hudson River atop the Palisades.
As of the 2020 U.S. census, the borough's population was 40,191. As of the 2010 U.S. census, th ...
were based there at the beginning of the 20th century.
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Cast
* George Gebhardt as Mexican
* Edward Dillon as Father
* Florence Auer
Florence Auer (March 3, 1880 – May 14, 1962) was an American theater and motion picture actress whose career spanned more than five decades.
Life and career
Born in Albany, New York, Auer began her career on East Coast stages at the turn ...
as Mother
* Marion Leonard as Daughter
* Harry Solter as Old Man
* Marion Sunshine
See also
* D. W. Griffith filmography
* List of American films of 1908
References
External links
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1908 films
American silent short films
Films directed by D. W. Griffith
American black-and-white films
Biograph Company films
American action films
1900s action films
Films shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey
1900s English-language films
1900s American films
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