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True Heart Susie

191986 minUnited States
Drama
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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: English.
This copy runs
86:33
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Synopsis

A country girl secretly sells family property to pay for the education of the boy she loves. He returns as a minister without knowing who made his studies possible and marries a more fashionable woman. The resulting household draws repeatedly on the overlooked girl's care, testing how long affection can endure without recognition.

Cast

DirectorsD. W. Griffith

Historical context

Lillian Gish's performance places quiet sacrifice at the centre of D. W. Griffith's rural melodrama. Clothing, education and domestic work become measures through which the characters misjudge one another's value.

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