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They Would Elope
UNITED STATES · 1909

They Would Elope

D.W. Griffith
elopement parental deception young love family reconciliation romantic comedy
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Synopsis

Two lovers elope and expect to be pursued by her father. But the clever father has tricked them into running off, and celebrates their wedding when they return home.

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