| A Victim of the Mormons | |
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 Nordisk Film's marketing pamphlet for the film's release in England | |
| Directed by | August Blom |
| Written by | Alfred Kjerulf |
| Produced by | Ole Olsen |
| Starring | Valdemar Psilander Clara Wieth |
| Cinematography | Axel Graatkjær |
| Distributed by | Nordisk Film |
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| Country | Denmark |
| Language | silent film |
A Victim of the Mormons (Danish: Mormonens Offer) is a 1911 Danish silent drama film directed by August Blom. The film was controversial for demonizing the Mormon religion, and its box-office success is cited for initiating a decade of anti-Mormon propaganda films in America.[1][2] It tells the story of an attractive young woman who is seduced and kidnapped by a Mormon missionary, then forced to accompany him to Utah to become one of his wives. The film became a hit, partly due to the popularity of its star, Valdemar Psilander, and partly due to the publicity arising from objections by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its failed campaign to ban the film.[3]