The Broken Locket (1909)

George Peabody is a young man who has been giving free rein to his inclinations, the principal one being drink. One might have concluded he was lost, but there was the chance which the hand of Providence always bestows in the person of pretty little Ruth King, who had secretly loved George since their childhood days. She succeeds in persuading him from his reckless life, and he determines to cut off from his old loose companions by going out West and making a man of himself. Bidding Ruth and her mother good-bye, he realizes that he loves his little preserver and promises to return worthy of her love and confidence. They plight their troth with their first kiss and a heart shaped locket, which Ruth wears, she breaking it in two, giving George one side while she retains the other, which symbolized the reunion of their hearts with his return.

Directing:
  • D.W. Griffith
  • D. W. Griffith

Writing:
  • D. W. Griffith
  • D.W. Griffith

Stars:
Release Date: 1909-09-16
themoviedb icon 3.5/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: No Language
  • Runtime: 13

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Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford
Ruth King
Owen Moore
Owen Moore
At Bar Table / Outside Company Office
James Kirkwood
James Kirkwoo...
At Bar Table
George Nichols
George Nichol...
Doctor / Outside Company Office
Frank Powell
Frank Powell
George Peabody
Kate Bruce
Kate Bruce
Ruth's Mother
Robert Harron
Robert Harron
Outside Company Office
Dell Henderson
Dell Henderso...
Arthur V. Johnson
Arthur V. Joh...
Mr. Joplin
Marion Leonard
Marion Leonar...
Mexican Woman
Lottie Pickford
Lottie Pickfo...
Billy Quirk
Billy Quirk
Outside Company Office
Gertrude Robinson
Gertrude Robi...
Kate's Friend
Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett
Peabody's Companion
Henry B. Walthall
Henry B. Walt...
Mexican Man
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