| The Broken Oath | |
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 Advertisement in Billboard (1910) | |
| Directed by | Harry Solter |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
| Starring | Florence Lawrence |
| Production company | IMP |
| Release date |
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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. It was the first film to marquee the name of an actor, Lawrence, to promote a film.
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).
References
- ^ Doyle, Jack. "A Star is Born, 1910s". PopHistory.com. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- "Timeline of Greatest Film Milestones and Turning Points in Film History - The Year 1910". Filmsite. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- Boorstin, Daniel (2012). The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-events in America (50th anniversary ed.). Vintage Books. pp. 155–156.
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