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His Ward’s Love
UNITED STATES · 1909

His Ward’s Love

D.W. Griffith
Classical Hollywood unrequited love religious duty self-sacrifice romantic misunderstanding class dynamics
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Synopsis

Reverend Howson loves his young ward, but urges her to marry someone else. She accepts the proposal, but then sees the Reverend kissing an object she has dropped, and realizes he loves her.

Year1909
CountryUnited States
DirectorD.W. Griffith
MovementClassical Hollywood
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