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Eloping With Auntie
UNITED STATES · 1909

Eloping With Auntie

D.W. Griffith
Classical Hollywood cross-dressing elopement forbidden romance parental interference deception
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Synopsis

A girl is being shipped off to Europe with her aunt to break up her romance. Her suitor dresses himself as the aunt and manages to fool everyone long enough for them to elope.

Year1909
CountryUnited States
DirectorD.W. Griffith
MovementClassical Hollywood
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