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The Broken Cross

1911
17 min
No Trailer
Romance

Overview

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.

Production

Biograph Company

Cast & Characters

Charles West as Tom

Charles West

Tom

Florence La Badie as Kate

Florence La Badie

Kate

Grace Henderson as The Landlady

Grace Henderson

The Landlady

Dorothy West as The Manicurist

Dorothy West

The Manicurist

Vivian Prescott as The Slavey

Vivian Prescott

The Slavey

Claire McDowell as Kate's Mother

Claire McDowell

Kate's Mother

Blanche Sweet as

Blanche Sweet

Robert Harron as

Robert Harron

George Nichols as The Postman

George Nichols

The Postman

Dell Henderson as The Manicurist's Friend

Dell Henderson

The Manicurist's Friend

Henry Lehrman as Boarder

Henry Lehrman

Boarder

Wilfred Lucas as

Wilfred Lucas

Directors & Crew

H

Harriet Quimby

Writer

D

D.W. Griffith

Director

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