The Miser's Heart

The Miser's Heart
Directed byD. W. Griffith
Written byGeorge Hennessy
StarringBlanche Sweet
CinematographyG. W. Bitzer
Distributed byBiograph Company
Release date
  • November 20, 1911 (1911-11-20)
Running time
18 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent with English intertitles
The full film.

The Miser's Heart is a 1911 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey where early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based at the beginning of the 20th century.[1][2][3][4] A print of the film survives.[5]

  1. ^ Koszarski, Richard (2004), Fort Lee: The Film Town, Rome, Italy: John Libbey Publishing -CIC srl, ISBN 0-86196-653-8
  2. ^ "Studios and Films". Fort Lee Film Commission. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  3. ^ Fort Lee Film Commission (2006), Fort Lee Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 0-7385-4501-5
  4. ^ Amith, Deninis (January 1, 2011). "Before there was Hollywood there was Fort Lee, NJ". J!-ENT.
  5. ^ "Silent Era: The Miser's Heart". silentera. Retrieved July 12, 2008.