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The New Dress

MAY 15, 1911 · 17 MIN · DIR. D.W. GRIFFITH

Romance

Marta asks her husband Jose to buy her a new dress she saw at the market. On his way home, he goes with a friend to a saloon and drunkenly gives the dress to a barmaid. At home Jose tells his wife he lost the dress. She retraces his steps and finds the barmaid modeling her new dress. Faced with the truth, she goes mad.

Cast

  • Wilfred Lucas

    Wilfred Lucas

    Jose

  • Dorothy West

    Dorothy West

    Marta

  • W. Chrystie Miller

    W. Chrystie Miller

    The Father

  • Vivian Prescott

    Vivian Prescott

    The Painted Woman

  • Francis J. Grandon

    Francis J. Grandon

    The Doctor

  • Alfred Paget

    Alfred Paget

    The Fieldhand

  • Henry Lehrman

    Henry Lehrman

    The Drinking Companion

  • Florence La Badie

    Florence La Badie

    At Wedding

  • Kate Bruce

    Kate Bruce

    A Friend

  • Joseph Graybill

    Joseph Graybill

    At Wedding/At Market/At Cafe

  • Dell Henderson

    Dell Henderson

  • Grace Henderson

    Grace Henderson

Crew

Writer

Grace Henderson