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UNITED STATES · 1909

The Eavesdropper

D.W. Griffith
Classical Hollywood debt and financial hardship arranged marriage forbidden love eavesdropping redemption through compassion
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Synopsis

Hidalgo offers his daughter's hand in marriage when he can't repay a loan to Manuella. But when Manuella overhears the daughter bidding farewell to her lover, he is so moved by their devotion that he cancels the debt.

Year1909
CountryUnited States
DirectorD.W. Griffith
MovementClassical Hollywood
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