To Save Her Soul (1909)
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.
- Released
- 1909-12-27
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 14 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- D.W. Griffith
- TMDB rating
- 5.2/10 from 4 votes
Cast
- Mary Pickford as Agnes Hailey
- Arthur V. Johnson as Paul Redmond
- Kate Bruce as The Housekeeper
- W. Chrystie Miller as Church Organist
- George Nichols as The Manager
- Mack Sennett as Backstage at Debut
- Blanche Sweet as Stage Dancer
- Lottie Pickford as In Audience
- Frank Evans as The Stage Manager
- Caroline Harris as Agnes' Mother (unconfirmed)
- Linda Arvidson as In Audience
- William Beaudine