''As It Is In Life'' is a 1910 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith and produced and distributed by the

Biograph Company The Biograph Company, also known as the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, was a motion picture company founded in 1895 and active until 1916. It was the first company in the United States devoted entirely to film production and exhibition ...

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appears in the film. The film is preserved from Library of Congress paper prints.

Plot

The film starts out with an intertitle stating, ‘The Mother is Gone’. The father, named George Forrester, works at a pigeon farm. The daughter is very lonely when her dad leaves for work, so George brings his daughter to his work at the farm. George meets an old sweetheart, and they rekindle. Forrester lets the woman go for his daughter, because he can’t support a wife and child. Years pass and the daughter is all grown up. She tells her dad that she will never leave him. Forrester and his daughter go for a walk along the beach and the farm where he works. A young man catches the eye of the daughter. Forrester tells his daughter that she must choose between him and the young man. She ends up choosing the young man and they get married. George is bitter and doesn’t go to the wedding or visit the couple. The daughter and the young man have a child and she brings it to her father in hopes he will notice. The father is delighted to see the child and he and his daughter reunite.

Cast

* George Nichols - George Forrester *

Gladys Egan Gladys Egan (also credited as Gladys Eagan; May 24, 1900March 8, 1985) was an early 20th-century American child actress, who between 1907 and 1914 performed professionally in theatre productions as well as in scores of silent films. She began her ...

- George Forrester's Daughter as a young girl *

- George Forrester's Daughter as a young woman *

Marion Leonard Marion Leonard (June 9, 1881 – January 9, 1956) was an American theatre, stage actress who became one of the first motion picture Celebrity, celebrities in the early years of the silent film era. Early career Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Marion ...

- George Forrester's Sweetheart * Charles West - George Forrester's Son-in-Law ''other cast'' *

Kate Bruce Kate Bruce (February 17, 1860 – April 2, 1946) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 280 films between 1908 and 1931. She was born in Columbus, Indiana and died in New York City. In 1885, Bruce left Boone, I ...

- The Maid *

William J. Butler William J. Butler (1860 – 27 January 1927) was an Irish silent film actor. He appeared in more than 260 films between 1908 and 1917. An Irish immigrant to the United States, moved his family from Ohio to Hollywood, California in 1908. ...

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W. Chrystie Miller William Chrystie Miller (August 10, 1843 – September 23, 1922) was an American silent film actor. He appeared in 139 films between 1908 and 1914. Miller frequently appeared in films directed by D.W. Griffith and was known to film audienc ...

- Man *

Anthony O'Sullivan Anthony O'Sullivan (1855July 5, 1920) was an American silent film actor and film director. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1906 and 1918. He also directed 35 films between 1913 and 1915. He died in The Bronx, New York Director * '' ...

- Farm Worker * Frank Opperman - Companion of Daughter's Husband *

Mack Sennett Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-American film actor, director, and producer, and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. Born in Danville, Quebec, in 1880, he started in films in the ...

- Owner of a Pigeon Farm (unconfirmed)

Production

''As It Is In Life'' production took place on February 22, 1910 and it was filmed at a pigeon farm in Edendale, CA which was the same place another Griffith film, ''A Rich Revenge'' was filmed at.

References

External links

As It Is In Life at IMDb.com
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1910 films Silent American drama films American silent short films American black-and-white films Biograph Company films Films directed by D. W. Griffith 1910 short films 1910 drama films 1910s American films American drama short films 1910s English-language films {{1910s-short-drama-film-stub

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