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When a Man Loves

  • 19111911
  • 17m
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When a Man Loves (1911)
DramaShortRomance
Mr. Bach, now a wealthy man, visits the scenes of his boyhood days in his auto and meets farmer Brown, his boyhood friend. Brown is the father of a very pretty daughter named Tessie. Bach be... Read allMr. Bach, now a wealthy man, visits the scenes of his boyhood days in his auto and meets farmer Brown, his boyhood friend. Brown is the father of a very pretty daughter named Tessie. Bach becomes deeply smitten with the artless little country lass, and secretly hopes to win her. ... Read allMr. Bach, now a wealthy man, visits the scenes of his boyhood days in his auto and meets farmer Brown, his boyhood friend. Brown is the father of a very pretty daughter named Tessie. Bach becomes deeply smitten with the artless little country lass, and secretly hopes to win her. Tessie, however, has a host of admirers in the little village, the favored one being John ... Read all
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  • Director
    • D.W. Griffith
  • Writer
    • George Terwilliger
  • Stars
    • Dell Henderson
    • Mary Pickford
    • Charles West
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  • Director
    • D.W. Griffith
  • Writer
    • George Terwilliger
  • Stars
    • Dell Henderson
    • Mary Pickford
    • Charles West
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    Dell Henderson
    Dell Henderson
    • Mr. Bach - the Rich Bachelor
    Mary Pickford
    Mary Pickford
    • Tessie
    Charles West
    Charles West
    • John Watson - Tessie's Suitor
    George Nichols
    George Nichols
    • Tessie's Father
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    • The Preacher
    Grace Henderson
    Grace Henderson
    • The Preacher's Companion
    Edward Dillon
    Edward Dillon
    Robert Harron
    Robert Harron
    • Young Man
    Guy Hedlund
    Guy Hedlund
    • Farmhand
    Wilfred Lucas
    Wilfred Lucas
    • Director
      • D.W. Griffith
    • Writer
      • George Terwilliger
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    7/10
    Here's How Griffith Does It, Mr. Sennett
    Wealthy Dell Henderson is visiting George Nichols, and is smitten with his old friend's daughter, Mary Pickford. Nichols is delighted, but Mary loves Charles West. On Henderson's next visit, he claims his car is broken, and is given Mary's bedroom.... on the night when she is to elope with West.

    Mack Sennett would have his own unit at Biograph directing comedies, but his first release would not be for a couple of months. In the meantime, Griffith directed this comedy with his top troupe, and it is a funny and charming affair. Notice Mary's business with West while Nichols is lecturing her, or Henderson's slightly pompous but kind performance.

    Sennett would produce variations on Father-wants-daughter-to-marry-one-man-but-she-loves-another many times, well into the sound era. In his versions, however, there would always be something obnoxious about father's choice. Griffith demonstrates that you don't have to make a villain of anyone for a sympathetic couple, or for some pleasant laughs.
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    • Release date
      • January 5, 1911 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Naar Manden elsker
    • Filming locations
      • Westfield, New Jersey, USA
    • Production company
      • Biograph Company
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    • Runtime
      17 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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