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A poor country girl is tricked into a fake marriage and has an illegitimate child who dies. After starting a new life, her past is exposed and she is evicted into a blizzard.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, Kino International Corporation
Other Authors: Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948, Kelly, Anthony P. (Anthony Paul), -1932, Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993, Barthelmess, Richard, 1895-1963, Sherman, Lowell, 1888-1934, Hale, Creighton, 1882-1965, McIntosh, Burr, 1862-1942, Parker, Lottie Blair
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Silent film with English intertitles.
Published: New York, N.Y. : Kino International, [2008]
Edition:Full-frame.
Series:Griffith masterworks 2.
Subjects:
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Women > Conduct of life > Drama.
Women > New England > Drama.
Silent films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Description
Summary:A poor country girl is tricked into a fake marriage and has an illegitimate child who dies. After starting a new life, her past is exposed and she is evicted into a blizzard.
Item Description:Title from container.
Based on the play by Lottie Blair Parker.
Originally released in 1920.
Special features: notes on Lottie Blair parker's original play; photos of William Brady's 1903 stage version; film clip: the ice floe sequence of the Edison Studio's production of Uncle Tom's cabin; image gallery, including the original souvenir program book; notes on preparation of the music score.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (149 min) : sound, color tinted ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, NTSC.
Production Credits:Photographed by G.W. Bitzer and Hendrick Sartov.