The evils of drink cause a man to separate from his family. In time he becomes sober and prosperous. Then he meets and falls in love with a young woman, and they become engaged. Unbeknownst to him this young woman is his own daughter.
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Frank Powell as Ben
Stephanie Longfellow as Ben's Wife
George Nichols as The Farmer
Edith Haldeman as The Daughter (child)
James Kirkwood as The Best Man
Kate Bruce as The Maid
Adele DeGarde as A Child
Gladys Egan as At Church
Anthony O'Sullivan as In Bar
D.W. Griffith Director
D.W. Griffith Writer
Arthur Marvin Cinematography
Billy Bitzer Cinematography
United States 03 January 1910
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1910:
05 March 1910
The film pictures scenes on a big ostrich farm in Southern California, near Los Angeles. A large flock of several hundred of the big birds are seen feeding.
21 November 1910
A mother tries to save her son from a decadent life shared with a masseuse.
17 January 1910
A British clown invents a device which shows all people in grotesque sizes.
12 August 1910
First, the eye is introduced to the old mill itself, with a gay betrothal party in progress, and laughter and merriment on all sides.
28 November 1910
Edith is a salesgirl in a department store who envys her store-mates, as she views them passing by with their sweethearts, lighthearted and happy.
10 November 1910
A pretty young woman attempts to help a poor, old couple while attracting the attention of a handsome doctor.
16 May 1910
An ailing woman is visited by her family doctor. This film was seized by Austrian authorities in 1911, and the fact was announced in the Wiener Zeitung, the Official Journal of Vienna.
26 October 1910
Councilor Sven Ersson and farmer Jan Hansson have been bitter enemies for several years. Sven's neighbour Ola in Gyllby has a daughter Britta, the perfect partner for Sven's son Erik.
15 October 1910
The versatile Max Linder heads a novel chase in this film, the pursuers being three dogs, the pets of the comedian's fiancée.
29 October 1910
An impressive Vitagraph short, one of many popular firemen-to-the-rescue films of the time.
11 April 1910
A pretty model with two rival art students (her father's pupils) in love with her, a situation not at all surprising considering how alluring she looks in the garb of a nun, posing for their canvas.
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