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Broken Ways
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Broken Ways

1913-03-08 · 22 min · Not rated

Western

In this story the young wife concerned is called upon to solve a rather momentous question. After separating from her husband, whom she has discovered to be a brute and a criminal, she is about to give herself to another man, believing her husband dead, when he appears before her fleeing from justice. Shall she deliver him to the law or surrender to his claims? She yields in one instance, but not in the other. Then justice intervenes.

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Directors
D.W. Griffith
Production companies
American Mutoscope & Biograph
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Henry B. WalthallHenry B. WalthallThe Road Agent
Blanche SweetBlanche SweetThe Road Agent's Wife
Harry CareyHarry CareyThe Sheriff
Charles GormanHolt-Up Victim
Frank OppermanFrank OppermanRoad Agent's Gang Member
Joseph McDermottRoad Agent's Gang Member
Dorothy GishDorothy GishIn Telegraph Office (uncredited)
Mae MarshMae MarshUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

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