The Broken Oath | |
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Directed by | Harry Solter |
Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
Starring | Florence Lawrence |
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Running time | 18 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Broken Oath is a 1910 silent short film starring Florence Lawrence, directed by Harry Solter, and produced by Carl Laemmle. [1] It was the first film to marquee the name of an actor, Lawrence, [2] to promote a film. [1]
Laemmle arranged elaborate publicity for the film, planting a fake news story in newspapers that Lawrence had been killed in a street-car accident. When this was widely picked up by other publications, he published advertisements saying that the original story was a lie and that she was starring in a new film to be released shortly (although some ads misspelled the film title as The Broken Bath). [1] [3]
The Broken Oath | |
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Directed by | Harry Solter |
Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
Starring | Florence Lawrence |
Production company | |
Release date |
|
Running time | 18 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Broken Oath is a 1910 silent short film starring Florence Lawrence, directed by Harry Solter, and produced by Carl Laemmle. [1] It was the first film to marquee the name of an actor, Lawrence, [2] to promote a film. [1]
Laemmle arranged elaborate publicity for the film, planting a fake news story in newspapers that Lawrence had been killed in a street-car accident. When this was widely picked up by other publications, he published advertisements saying that the original story was a lie and that she was starring in a new film to be released shortly (although some ads misspelled the film title as The Broken Bath). [1] [3]