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The Sands of Dee
UNITED STATES · 1912

The Sands of Dee

D.W. Griffith
seduction broken promises deception social class conflict unrequited love
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Synopsis

A young girl who lives by the sea with her parents, is the object of one fellows affection. One day she meets a wily artist painting on the beach, he seduces the young girl and gives her a ring, with the promise of marriage. When the young admiring fellow comes to propose, she proudly announces her engagement to the artist. Shocked he leaves and her parents demand meeting her husband to be. She go

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