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The Greaser’s Gauntlet
UNITED STATES · 1908

The Greaser’s Gauntlet

D.W. Griffith
immigration religious symbolism maternal blessing coming of age Mexican heritage
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Synopsis

Jose, a handsome young Mexican, leaves his home in the Sierra Madre Mountains to seek his fortune in the States. On leaving, his dear old mother bestows upon him her blessing, presenting him with a pair of gauntlets, upon the dexter wrist of which she has embroidered a Latin Cross.

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