A Calamitous Elopement

A Calamitous Elopement
Directed by	D. W. Griffith
Written by	D. W. Griffith
Starring	Harry Solter
Cinematography	G. W. Bitzer Arthur Marvin
Release date	August 7, 1908 (1908-08-07)
Running time	12 minutes (one reel)
Country	United States
Language	Silent

A Calamitous Elopement is a 1908 American silent short comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film exists in the film archive of the Library of Congress.^[1]

Plot

A young couple decides to elope after being caught in the midst of a romantic moment by the woman's angry father. They make plans to leave, but a thief discovers their plans and hides in their trunk and waits for the right moment to steal their belongings.

Cast

Harry Solter as Frank
Linda Arvidson as Jennie
Charles Inslee as Jennie's Father
George Gebhardt as Bill, a Thief
John R. Cumpson
D. W. Griffith as Policeman
Robert Harron as Bellboy
Florence Lawrence
Anthony O'Sullivan

References

↑ "A Calamitous Elopement". Silent Era. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

External links

A Calamitous Elopement on IMDb
A Calamitous Elopement available for free download at Internet Archive

Films directed by D. W. Griffith
1908–1913	Hundreds – see complete D. W. Griffith filmography
1914–1916	Waifs (1914) The Massacre (1914) Judith of Bethulia (1914) Battle of the Sexes (1914, lost) Brute Force (1914) Home, Sweet Home (1914) The Escape (1914, lost) The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' (1914) The Birth of a Nation (1915) A Day with Governor Whitman (1916) Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
1918–1919	A Liberty Bond Appeal (1918, lost) Hearts of the World (1918) The Great Love (1918, lost) Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal (1918, lost) The World of Columbus (1919) The Greatest Thing in Life (1919, lost) A Romance of Happy Valley (1919) The Girl Who Stayed at Home (1919) Broken Blossoms (1919) True Heart Susie (1919) The Fall of Babylon (1919, segment from Intolerance) The Mother and the Law (1919, segment from Intolerance) Scarlet Days (1919) The Greatest Question (1919)
1920–1931	The Idol Dancer (1920) Remodeling Her Husband (1920) The Love Flower (1920) Way Down East (1920) Dream Street (1921) Orphans of the Storm (1921) One Exciting Night (1922) Mammy's Boy (1922, unfinished) The White Rose (1923) America (1924) Isn't Life Wonderful (1924) Sally of the Sawdust (1925) That Royle Girl (1925) The Sorrows of Satan (1926) Topsy and Eva (1927, uncredited) Drums of Love (1928) The Battle of the Sexes (1928) Lady of the Pavements (1929) Abraham Lincoln (1930) The Struggle (1931)

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