Where the Breakers Roar

1908short⏱️ 9m

DramaShort

⭐ 5.2

IMDB Rating

85 votes

An early Biograph short in which two separate sequences of events collide and the leading man must save his lady from the villain. The first storyline involves a group of young-adult beach-goers, particularly focusing on one couple in love. The other storyline involves a criminal who escapes from two policemen. The con eventually makes his way to the beach where the other group is frolicking. He takes the leading lady hostage out in a rowboat, and it is up to her man to save her.

Director

D.W. Griffith

Writers

D.W. Griffith, Stanner E.V. Taylor

Stars

Linda Arvidson, Arthur V. Johnson, Charles Inslee, Edward Dillon

Language

No linguistic content, English

Country

United States

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🎭 Top Cast

Linda Arvidson

as Alice Fairchild

Arthur V. Johnson

as Tom Hudson

Charles Inslee

as The Villain

Florence Lawrence

as At the Beach

Edward Dillon

as Policeman

Marion Leonard

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George Gebhardt

as At the Beach

Robert Harron

as On Boardwalk

Guy Hedlund

Mack Sennett

as Policeman

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DramaShort

📖 Synopsis

An early Biograph short in which two separate sequences of events collide and the leading man must save his lady from the villain. The first storyline involves a group of young-adult beach-goers, particularly focusing on one couple in love. The other storyline involves a criminal who escapes from two policemen. The con eventually makes his way to the beach where the other group is frolicking. He takes the leading lady hostage out in a rowboat, and it is up to her man to save her.