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The Broken Cross

1911-04-06 · 17 min · Not rated

Romance

Before Tom departs for the city, he becomes engaged to Kate. She gives him half of her broken pendant cross, with the agreement that either can end the engagement by sending his or her half to the other. In a city boarding house, Tom is vamped by a flirtatious manicurist who learns of the agreement and sends Tom half a cross, pretending it is from Kate. Tom realizes he has been tricked and returns to the country and his fiancée.

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Directors
D.W. Griffith
Production companies
Biograph Company
Countries
United States of America
Status
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Top Cast

Charles WestCharles WestTom
Florence La BadieFlorence La BadieKate
Grace HendersonGrace HendersonThe Landlady
Dorothy WestDorothy WestThe Manicurist
Vivian PrescottVivian PrescottThe Slavey
Claire McDowellClaire McDowellKate's Mother
Blanche SweetBlanche Sweet
Robert HarronRobert Harron
George NicholsGeorge NicholsThe Postman
Dell HendersonDell HendersonThe Manicurist's Friend
Henry LehrmanHenry LehrmanBoarder
Wilfred LucasWilfred Lucas
Jeanie MacphersonJeanie MacphersonBoarder
John T. DillonBoarder

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