The Better Way
A David Wark Griffith film directed by , released in 1909.
Genre Drama
The Broken Locket
George Peabody is a young man who has been giving free rein to his inclinations, the principal one being drink. One might have concluded he was lost, but there was the chance which the hand of Providence always bestows in…
Confidence
A David Wark Griffith film directed by , released in 1909.
His Lost Love
Mary marries James, after jilting his brother Luke. Mary’s sister arrives and soon James is professing his love to her. The shock of this kills Mary and leaves her newborn daughter motherless. Luke offers to raise the daughter. Years later…
In Little Italy
Marie has two suitors. She accepts Victor and rejects Tony, who stabs Victor in a fit of jealousy. When he learns that Victor is still alive, he breaks into the room in Marie’s house where Victor is convalescing and attacks…
In Old Kentucky
Brothers George and Robert enlist on opposite sides in the Civil War. Robert is captured as a spy for the South, but escapes and hides in his parents’ house. George leads the search party, but doesn’t reveal his brother’s hiding…
In a Hempen Bag
A David Wark Griffith film directed by , released in 1909.
In the Watches of the Night
An honest worker, John Whitney, finds himself unemployed and unable to provide for his family. Desperate, he robs a rich man’s home and is arrested. One of the police officers is an old friend and accompanies Whitney home to allow…
In the Window Recess
A David Wark Griffith film directed by , released in 1909.
Nursing a Viper
During the French Revolution, a wealthy couple lives safely by professing republican beliefs. When a mob attacks a nearby chateau an aristocrat bursts into the couple’s home. They save his life by disguising him as a servant, but he soon…
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