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The Broken Cross

1911 17 min Romance

Before Tom departs for the city, he becomes engaged to Kate. She gives him half of her broken pendant cross, with the agreement that either can end the engagement by sending his or her half to the other. In a city boarding house, Tom is vamped by a flirtatious manicurist who learns of the agreement and sends Tom half a cross, pretending it is from Kate. Tom realizes he has been tricked and returns to the country and his fiancée.

Writer: Harriet Quimby Director: D.W. Griffith

Cast

Charles West Charles West Tom
Florence La Badie Florence La Badie Kate
Grace Henderson Grace Henderson The Landlady
Dorothy West Dorothy West The Manicurist
Vivian Prescott Vivian Prescott The Slavey
Claire McDowell Claire McDowell Kate's Mother
Blanche Sweet Blanche Sweet
Robert Harron Robert Harron
George Nichols George Nichols The Postman
Dell Henderson Dell Henderson The Manicurist's Friend
Henry Lehrman Henry Lehrman Boarder
Wilfred Lucas Wilfred Lucas