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UNITED STATES · 1919

A Romance of Happy Valley

D.W. Griffith
Classical Hollywood prodigal son urban ambition vs rural life family estrangement mistaken identity redemption through wealth
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Synopsis

John Logan leaves his parents and sweetheart in bucolic Happy Valley to make his fortune in the city. Those he left behind become miserable and beleaguered in his absence, but after several years he returns, a wealthy man. But his embittered father, not recognizing him for who he is, plans to murder the newly-arrived "stranger" for his money.

Year1919
CountryUnited States
DirectorD.W. Griffith
MovementClassical Hollywood
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