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28 December 1919 (USA) morePlot:
An orphan girl is given shelter by a farm family, but soon finds herself in the clutches of a murderous farmer and his wife. | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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(Credited cast) | Lillian Gish | ... | Nellie Jarvis |
 | Robert Harron | ... | Jimmie Hilton |
| Ralph Graves | ... | John Hilton Jr. |
| Eugenie Besserer | ... | Mrs. Hilton |
| George Fawcett | ... | Mr. Hilton |
| Tom Wilson | ... | Uncle Zeke |
| George Nichols | ... | Martin Cain |
| Josephine Crowell | ... | Mrs. Cain |
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| Katherine Albert | ||
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The great Lillian Gish is the main reason to see this dated Griffith film. She is wonderful, displaying a wide range of emotions. The other players don't come off as well. Harron, Besserer, and Graves are fine, but the rest of the cast overplays. The story has serious problems when viewed with today's perspective. Most glaring is the black man, portrayed in an extreme racist way. 'The Birth of a Nation' was not Griffith's only film that portrays blacks in this negative way. Also, the couple that murder the immigrant girl in the beginning of the film and abuse Nellie are such despicable characters that they come off as caricatures. The scene with Gish fleeing to the attic and then the couple piling suitcases on top of a table to reach her is pure melodrama. The good family strikes oil and becomes wealthy and the bad family sees the light, but too late--the are led away to be punished. The photography and the scenes with Gish and Harron are beautiful and make this worthwhile.