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    The Cord of Life

    9'

    1909-01-28

    3.7

    Drama,Crime,Thriller

    Overview:

    Antonine, a worthless, good-for-nothing scoundrel, demands money of his cousin Galora, an energetic, provident husband and father. His demands are met with a positive rebuff, and when he becomes insistent be is forcibly ejected by Galora. As he leaves the tenement he vows to get even, and lies in wait until Galora has gone out on business. Climbing to the fifth floor, on which the Galoras live, he watches his chance, which comes when Mrs. Galora goes for an instant to visit a neighbor on the same floor. Darting into the apartment and raising the window he perceives the awful result of a drop to the ground, five stories below, and so evolves a plan that is dastardly in the extreme. Taking the infant child from the cradle, and placing it in a basket he lets it out with a short rope, the end of which he secures by letting the sash down on it, so that to raise the window would precipitate the baby to destruction.

    DirectingD.W. GriffithWritingD.W. Griffith

    Cast

    1

    Galora

    Charles Inslee

    1

    Galora's Wife

    Marion Leonard

    1

    Antonine

    George Gebhardt

    1

    In Tenement

    Linda Arvidson

    1

    Dorothy Bernard

    1

    Clara T. Bracy

    1

    Charles K. French

    1

    Charles Gorman

    1

    Guy Hedlund

    1

    In Tenement

    Anita Hendrie

    1

    Policeman

    Arthur V. Johnson

    1

    Adolph Lestina

    1

    In Tenement

    David Miles

    1

    On Street

    Gertrude Robinson

    1

    Policeman

    Mack Sennett

    1

    On Street

    Harry Solter

    1

    In Tenement

    Dorothy West

    1

    In Tenement

    John R. Cumpson

    1

    Woman in Tenement

    Florence Lawrence

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. No Language
    • List of companies:
      1. American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
    • Vote Count: 5
    • Popularity: 0.7429
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:The Cord of Life

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