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The Broken Cross

APR 6, 1911 · 17 MIN · DIR. D.W. GRIFFITH

IMDb 6.0
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.

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

Crew

Writer

Harriet Quimby