The Better Way

A David Wark Griffith film directed by , released in 1909.

A David Wark Griffith film directed by , released in 1909.

The amateur dramatic society chooses the Joneses’ residence as the location of its next meeting, and both Joneses catch ‘the acting bug’ in this split-reel subject.

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…

A disfigured young woman with two beautiful sisters is courted by a blind man. Will he still love her when his sight is restored?

A royal woman rejects her arranged marriage. The cardinal hatches a plan: the suitor will shave and change clothes. He arranges with 4 clowns to stage an attack on the princess which he easily repels. It works; the princess falls…
A young female teacher is assigned to an unruly class. After a student revolt, a passing surveyor helps her restore order, and the teacher becomes interested in him. Soon she learns that he has a wife. Dave, an older pupil,…
A David Wark Griffith film directed by , released in 1909.
After overhearing Jones mocking her, the lady book agent slips a suggestive note into Jones’s pocket. A jealous Mrs. Jones finds the note, and a huge quarrel erupts.
A Gilbert M. Anderson film directed by , released in 1909.
A David Wark Griffith film directed by , released in 1909.