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Through the Breakers (1909)

Through the Breakers (1909)

Drama
Release Date: 1909, December 6
Directors: D.W. Griffith
Countries: United States of America
Production: American Mutoscope & Biograph
Cast: Donald Crisp, Mary Pickford, Marion Leonard, Owen Moore, Robert Harron, James Kirkwood, Adele DeGarde, George Nichols, Kate Bruce, Gertrude Robinson, Billy Quirk, Arthur V. Johnson

Overview:

A society couple, neglect their young daughter in favor of their social life. When the girl becomes seriously ill, the father realizes the errors of his ways and stays home with her, demanding his wife do likewise. She sneaks out to a dance and the child takes a turn for the worse. By the time she returns home the child is dead. After her husband leaves her, the mother realizes her selfishness and begs forgiveness at her daughter's grave.