UNITED STATES · 1909

The Mountaineer’s Honor

D.W. Griffith
Classical Hollywood seduction family honor revenge vigilante justice maternal sacrifice
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A mountain girl is seduced by a traveler from the valley. Her brother tracks the seducer down and kills him. In retaliation, the sheriff captures the brother and prepares to lynch him. Mother intervenes and, to save her son the disgrace of hanging, shoots him.

Year1909
CountryUnited States
DirectorD.W. Griffith
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