Lillian Gish
Anna Moore
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Synopsis
A young woman is deceived into a false marriage and abandoned after becoming pregnant. Following the loss of her child, she finds work with a rural family and attracts the son's affection. The return of the man who betrayed her threatens that fragile refuge, exposing a community quicker to condemn her than to question his respectability.
Cast
DirectorsD. W. Griffith
Inspirations
D. W. Griffith expanded Lottie Blair Parker's stage melodrama into a film remembered for its rescue on a freezing river. Lillian Gish's performance connects the physical ordeal to the story's criticism of unequal moral judgment.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
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- Lillian Gish — Bain News Service; Uploaded by Calliopejen ; Edited by jjron . · Public domain
- Richard Barthelmess — Warner Brothers · Public domain
- Lowell Sherman — Studio of Luther S. White · Public domain
