UNITED STATES · 1912

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D.W. Griffith
Classical Hollywood family conflict paternal authority religious hypocrisy generational rebellion moral judgment
Synopsis

A stern father rules his family by what he thinks to be the Bible's precepts, but it is simply the influence of his own narrow mind. Hence when his boy suggests going to a barn dance, he flies into a rage and commands that the boy remain at home. The boy, however, becomes rebellious and goes, and for this act of disobedience the father drives him from the house and forces the rest of the family to

Year1912
CountryUnited States
DirectorD.W. Griffith
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