The Slave Trailer (1909)
A Greek woman marries a struggling sculptor. When he can't support her and their baby, she offers to sell herself as a slave to allow them to buy food.
Watch the official The Slave 1909 trailer in HD below.
A Greek woman marries a struggling sculptor. When he can't support her and their baby, she offers to sell herself as a slave to allow them to buy food.
Watch the official The Slave 1909 trailer in HD below.
Florence Lawrence as Nerada
Harry Solter as Deletrius
James Kirkwood as Alachus
Mary Pickford as A Slave Girl
Henry B. Walthall as Alachus' Friend
Kate Bruce as Mourning Woman
William J. Butler as A Patrician
Gladys Egan as A Child
Arthur V. Johnson as Deletius House Guest
Owen Moore as Deletius House Guest
Alfred Paget as A Barbarian
Lottie Pickford as A Dancer
Mack Sennett as A Barbarian
George Siegmann as A Soldier
United States 29 July 1909
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