The Cord of Life (1909)
1909 · Silent film · 9 min · dir. D.W. Griffith
- Drama
- Crime
- Thriller
Synopsis
Antonine, a worthless, good-for-nothing scoundrel, demands money of his cousin Galora, an energetic, provident husband and father. His demands are met with a positive rebuff, and when he becomes insistent be is forcibly ejected by Galora. As he leaves the tenement he vows to get even, and lies in wait until Galora has gone out on business. Climbing to the fifth floor, on which the Galoras live, he watches his chance, which comes when Mrs. Galora goes for an instant to visit a neighbor on the…
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Details
- Director
- D.W. Griffith
- Writer
- D.W. Griffith
- Cinematography
- Billy Bitzer
- Studio
- American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
- Released
- 1909-01-28
- Running time
- 9 minutes
Cast & crew
D.W. Griffith Director
Charles Inslee
Marion Leonard
George Gebhardt
Linda Arvidson
Dorothy Bernard
Clara T. Bracy
Charles K. French- Charles Gorman
