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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1286

The Salvation Army Lass

190915 minUnited States

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: English.
This copy runs: 13:27
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · D. W. Griffith · Public domain

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Synopsis

Mary loses her home and work after becoming associated with a fatal saloon fight. The Salvation Army offers her a new direction, but her former companion's release from prison tests her determination to help him change.

Cast

Florence Lawrence

DirectorsD. W. Griffith

Inspirations

The AFI catalogue links the film to Edward Sheldon's play Salvation Nell. Its reform story connects personal misfortune with the public reputation created by a newspaper account.

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Availability checked on September 16, 2026.

Photograph credit

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Florence Lawrence — Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research; http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/fullRecord.asp?id=4236 · Public domain

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