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The Little Teacher
UNITED STATES · 1909

The Little Teacher

D.W. Griffith
unrequited love classroom discipline romantic rivalry social class coming of age
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Synopsis

A young female teacher is assigned to an unruly class. After a student revolt, a passing surveyor helps her restore order, and the teacher becomes interested in him. Soon she learns that he has a wife. Dave, an older pupil, offers the teacher solace and it becomes apparent that he is smitten with her.

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