The Sorrowful Example

Name: The Sorrowful Example
Released: 1911

D.W. Griffith

Classical Hollywood family struggle marital conflict maternal sacrifice poverty moral corruption

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Synopsis

The little family of husband, wife and infant child are just existing, the wife toiling to make ends meet, while the husband is a worthless scamp. The wife manages to set aside a little of her meager earnings to save for the child's future, which is her sole thought. The husband has tried to get this money, but the wife guards it carefully.

Year1911

CountryUnited States

DirectorD.W. Griffith

MovementClassical Hollywood

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