The Renunciation (1909)

1909 · Silent film · 11 min · dir. D.W. Griffith

• Western

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Synopsis

The appearance of pretty little Kittie Ryan played havoc at Yellow Hill Mining Camp. Joe Fielding and Sam Walters were boyhood chums, and becoming obsessed with the gold fever came out to Yellow Hill as partners. Both sturdy, honorable chaps, they found congeniality in each other's company. They worked together, shared the fruits of their toil, and, in fact, seemed a monumental typification of true friendship. We see them sitting on the rocks smoking and talking over old times, no doubt…

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Details

Director

D.W. Griffith

Writer

D.W. Griffith

Studio

Biograph Company

Released

1909-07-19

Running time

11 minutes

Cast & crew

• D.W. Griffith Director
• Mary Pickford
• AAnthony O'Sullivan
• James Kirkwood
• Harry Solter
• Billy Quirk
• Edwin August
• Arthur V. Johnson
• Wilfred Lucas

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