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Deserted at the Altar (1922)

Deserted at the Altar poster
Directed by
William K. Howard
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman is left waiting at her wedding. The story follows her struggle to deal with the shame and betrayal from the abandonment.

dramaticmelodramaticsilent-eraemotionalsentimentaltenseperiod-piece

What happens

Deserted at the Altar is a 1922 American silent film melodrama directed by William K. Howard and produced by Phil Goldstone Productions. It stars Bessie Love and Tully Marshall. The film is preserved at the Museum of Modern Art. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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