To Save Her Soul
Synopsis
Agnes, a singer in a country church, is practicing one day when a vaudeville manager hears her and offers her a job. Over the objections of the curate who loves her, she accepts the offer and goes to the city. Later the curate goes to hear Agnes perform and, fearing that her soul is being corrupted by show business, he asks her to return to the small town with him. When she refuses, he is prepared to kill her in order to protect the purity of her soul. This brings about her change of heart, and together they return to the little church.
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"To Save Her Soul" (1909) [Full Film]
Type: Trailer • Published 2020-12-20
Top Cast
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Mary Pickford
Agnes Hailey
Arthur V. Johnson
Paul Redmond
Kate Bruce
The Housekeeper
W. Chrystie Miller
Church Organist
George Nichols
The Manager
Mack Sennett
Backstage at Debut
Blanche Sweet
Stage Dancer
Lottie Pickford
In Audience
Frank Evans
The Stage Manager
Caroline Harris
Agnes' Mother (unconfirmed)
Linda Arvidson
In Audience
William Beaudine
Charles Craig
Bumpkin
Robert Harron
Stagehand / Usher
Ruth Hart
At Party
James Kirkwood
Backstage at Debut / At Party
Henry Lehrman
In Audience
Jeanie Macpherson
In Audience
Release History & Theatrical Window
December 27, 1909
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- D.W. Griffith
- Screenplay & Story
- D.W. Griffith
- Original Title
- To Save Her Soul
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- No Language
- Runtime
- 14m
- Production Studios
- American Mutoscope & Biograph
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Billy Bitzer, Arthur Marvin
Department Leadership Roster
Billy Bitzer
Director of Photography
Arthur Marvin
Director of Photography
D.W. Griffith
Director
D.W. Griffith
Writer
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What is To Save Her Soul about?
Agnes, a singer in a country church, is practicing one day when a vaudeville manager hears her and offers her a job. Over the objections of the curate who loves her, she accepts the offer and goes to the city. Later the curate goes to hear Agnes perform and, fearing that her soul is being corrupted by show business, he asks her to return to the small town with him. When she refuses, he is prepared to kill her in order to protect the purity of her soul. This brings about her change of heart, and together they return to the little church.
Who directed To Save Her Soul?
To Save Her Soul was directed by D.W. Griffith.
Who stars in To Save Her Soul?
The principal cast of To Save Her Soul includes Mary Pickford, Arthur V. Johnson, Kate Bruce, W. Chrystie Miller, George Nichols.
When was To Save Her Soul released and how long is it?
To Save Her Soul was released in 1909 with a total runtime of 14m.