''The Broken Cross'' is a 1911 American
short
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Places
* Short (crater), a lunar impact crater on the near side of the Moon
* Short, Mississippi, an unincorporated community
* Short, Oklahoma, a census-designated place
People
* Short (surname)
* List of people known as ...
silent romance film
Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...
directed by
D. W. Griffith, starring
Charles West and featuring
Blanche Sweet
Sarah Blanche Sweet (June 18, 1896 – September 6, 1986) was an American silent film actress who began her career in the earliest days of the Hollywood motion picture film industry.
Early life
Born Sarah Blanche Sweet (though her first na ...
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Cast
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Charles West as Tom
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Florence La Badie
Florence La Badie (born Florence Russ; April 27, 1888 – October 13, 1917) was an American-Canadian actress in the early days of the silent film era. She was a major star between 1911 and 1917. Her career was at its height when she died a ...
as Kate
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Grace Henderson
Grace C. F. Roth Henderson (January 1860 – October 30, 1944) was an American stage actress and prolific performer in silent motion pictures.
Biography
Henderson was born Grace C. F. Roth in Ann Arbor, Michigan in January 1860. Her fathe ...
as The Landlady
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Dorothy West as The Manicurist
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Vivian Prescott as Slavey
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Claire McDowell
Claire McDowell ( MacDowell; November 2, 1877 – October 23, 1966) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 350 films between 1908 and 1945.
Early years
Claire MacDowell was born in New York City on November 2, 1877, th ...
as Kate's Mother
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Blanche Sweet
Sarah Blanche Sweet (June 18, 1896 – September 6, 1986) was an American silent film actress who began her career in the earliest days of the Hollywood motion picture film industry.
Early life
Born Sarah Blanche Sweet (though her first na ...
See also
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List of American films of 1911
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D. W. Griffith filmography
These are the films directed by the pioneering American filmmaker D. W. Griffith (1875–1948). According to IMDb, he directed 518 films between 1908 and 1931.
1908
* ''The Adventures of Dollie''
* '' The Fight for Freedom'' (director disputed ...
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Blanche Sweet filmography
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This is the filmography for Blanche Sweet. According to the Internet Movie Database, Sweet appeared in 161 films between 1909 and 1959.
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1909 - 1910 - 1911 - 1912 - 1913 - 1914 - 1915 - 1916 - 1917 - 1919 - Later films ...
References
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1911 films
1910s romance films
1911 short films
American romance films
American silent short films
Biograph Company films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by D. W. Griffith
1910s American films
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