When a Man Loves

19111911
17m

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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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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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