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UNITED STATES · 1910

A Salutary lesson

D.W. Griffith
parental neglect family dysfunction child endangerment moral lesson seaside peril
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Synopsis

During a stay at beach resort Mr. and Mrs. Randall neglect their daughter and follow their own interests. Mrs. Randall entertains the local minister, while Mr. Randall agrees to take his daughter on a walk along the beach. However, he is attracted by a flirtatious young woman, and the little girl wanders off on her own. She clambers onto a seaside rock where she falls asleep, unmindful of the inco

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