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Where the Breakers Roar

Where the Breakers Roar

1908Short⏱️ 9m
DramaShort
5.2
IMDB Rating
84 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 coupl...

Director
D.W. Griffith
Writers
D.W. Griffith, Stanner E.V. Taylor
Stars
Arthur V. Johnson, Linda Arvidson, Charles Inslee
Release Date
September 22, 1908
Language
None, English
Country
United States
💬 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Arthur V. Johnson
Arthur V. Johnson
as Tom Hudson
Linda Arvidson
Linda Arvidson
as Alice Fairchild
Charles Inslee
Charles Inslee
as The Villain
Edward Dillon
Edward Dillon
as Policeman
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George Gebhardt
as At the Beach
Robert Harron
Robert Harron
as On Boardwalk
Guy Hedlund
Guy Hedlund
Florence Lawrence
Florence Lawrence
as At the Beach
Marion Leonard
Marion Leonard
Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett
as Policeman

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Production
American Mutoscope & Biograph

🏷️ Keywords

oceanmelodrama

🎯 Categories

DramaShort

⭐ Featured Review

Swimsuit Fashions of 1908
by wes-connors2007-11-06
3/10

"Linda Arvidson and Arthur V. Johnson enjoy a romantic rendezvous at the beach; meanwhile, Charles Inslee escapes from a couple of policemen, who are bringing him to a nearby "Insane Asylum"; he gets one of the lawmen's guns, and dashes off for the beach. At the beach, Inslee abducts Ms. Arvidson, taking her off in a canoe (presumably to aid in his escape). Will the swimsuit set be able to rescue fair damsel from the clutches of the maniacal Inslee? D.W. Griffith presents an interesting situation: having a insane criminal "invade" a group of innocent young beachgoers,..."

📖 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 coupl...