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The Way of Man (1909)

1909 · Silent film · 12 min · dir. D.W. Griffith

  • Drama

Synopsis

Tom Horne deeply loved pretty little Mabel Jarrett, and that his love was returned goes without saying. Tom's ebullient ambition is intensified by his great love for the girl, so he decides to go out west to fight for fame and fortune to be more worthy of her. After some time in the land of promise he succeeds in attaining the end for which he had striven and writes of his intention to return and claim her for his own. Meanwhile, Mabel's cousin Winnie has visited her and is to spend the summer…

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Director
D.W. Griffith
Writer
D.W. Griffith
Cinematography
Billy Bitzer
Studio
Biograph Company
Released
1909-06-28
Running time
12 minutes

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