''His Ward's Love ''is a 1909 American
Short film directed by D. W. Griffith and the film was made by the
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
''His Ward's Love'' at silentera.com
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Cast
* Arthur V. Johnson
Arthur Vaughan Johnson (February 2, 1876 – January 17, 1916) was a pioneer actor and director of the early American silent film era. Career
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Rev. Myron A. Johnson, Arthur Vaughan Johnson left college at 19 t ...
as Reverend Howson
* Florence Lawrence
Florence Lawrence (born Florence Annie Bridgwood; January 2, 1886 – December 28, 1938) was a Canadian-American stage performer and film actress. She is often referred to as the "first movie star", and was thought to be the first film actor to ...
as The Reverend's Ward
* Owen Moore as General Winthrop
* Linda Arvidson
Linda Arvidson (born Linda Arvidson Johnson, July 12, 1884 – July 26, 1949; sometimes credited as Linda Griffith) was an American stage and film actress who became one of America's early motion picture stars while working at Biograph Studios i ...
as The Maid
Storyline
Reverend Howson loves his young ward, but urges her to marry someone else. She accepts the proposal, but then sees the Reverend kissing an object she has dropped, and realizes he loves her.
See also
* List of American films of 1909
* D. W. Griffith filmography
References
External links
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1909 films
American silent short films
Films directed by D. W. Griffith
1909 short films
American black-and-white films
1900s American films
1900s English-language films
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