Balked at the Altar

1908 film by D. W. Griffith
Movie short_film Q2629466
Balked at the Altar
Biograph Company · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Balked at the Altar

Summary

Balked at the Altar is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Balked at the Altar's video is recorded as Balked at the Altar (1908).webm[3].
  • Balked at the Altar's image is recorded as Balked at the Altar advertising bulletin.jpg[4].
  • Balked at the Altar's instance of is recorded as short film[5].
  • Balked at the Altar's director is recorded as D. W. Griffith[6].
  • Balked at the Altar's screenwriter is recorded as D. W. Griffith[7].
  • Balked at the Altar's genre is recorded as silent film[8].
  • Balked at the Altar's cast member is recorded as Linda Arvidson[9].
  • Balked at the Altar's cast member is recorded as George M. Gebhardt[10].
  • Balked at the Altar's cast member is recorded as D. W. Griffith[11].
  • Balked at the Altar's cast member is recorded as Robert Harron[12].
  • Balked at the Altar's cast member is recorded as Arthur V. Johnson[13].
  • Balked at the Altar's cast member is recorded as Mack Sennett[14].
  • Balked at the Altar's cast member is recorded as Harry Solter[15].
  • Balked at the Altar's production company is recorded as Biograph Company[16].
  • Balked at the Altar's director of photography is recorded as Arthur Marvin[17].
  • Balked at the Altar's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0000641[18].
  • Balked at the Altar's Commons category is recorded as Balked at the Altar[19].
  • Balked at the Altar's color is recorded as black-and-white[20].
  • Balked at the Altar's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 976586[21].
  • Balked at the Altar's country of origin is recorded as United States[22].
  • Balked at the Altar's publication date is recorded as +1908-01-01T00:00:00Z[23].
  • Balked at the Altar's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03cy1d0[24].
  • Balked at the Altar's filming location is recorded as Fort Lee[25].
  • Balked at the Altar's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Balked at the Altar'}[26].
  • Balked at the Altar's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+12'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Balked at the Altar's director is recorded as D. W. Griffith[6]. Its screenwriter is recorded as D. W. Griffith[7]. Cast members include Linda Arvidson[9], George M. Gebhardt[10], D. W. Griffith[11], Robert Harron[12], Arthur V. Johnson[13], and Mack Sennett[14].

Publication

Balked at the Altar's publication date is recorded as +1908-01-01T00:00:00Z[23]. Its genre is recorded as silent film[8].

Why It Matters

Balked at the Altar ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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MLA “Balked at the Altar.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/balked-at-the-altar.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_balked-at-the-altar_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Balked at the Altar}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/balked-at-the-altar}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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