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The Cord of Life

The Cord of Life

1909Short⏱️ 9m
ShortCrimeDrama
5.4
IMDB Rating
166 votes

Antonine, a worthless, good-for-nothing scoundrel, demands money of his cousin Galora, an energetic, provident husband and father. His demands are met with a positive rebuff, and when he becomes insistent be is forcibly ejected by...

Director
D.W. Griffith
Writers
N/A
Stars
Charles Inslee, Marion Leonard, George Gebhardt
Release Date
January 28, 1909
Language
None, English
Country
United States
💬 5
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Charles Inslee
Charles Inslee
as Galora
Marion Leonard
Marion Leonard
as Galora's Wife
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George Gebhardt
as Antonine
Linda Arvidson
Linda Arvidson
as Woman in Tenement
Dorothy Bernard
Dorothy Bernard
Clara T. Bracy
Clara T. Bracy
John R. Cumpson
John R. Cumpson
as Man in Tenement
Charles K. French
Charles K. French
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Charles Gorman
Guy Hedlund
Guy Hedlund

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
New York City, New York, USA
Production
American Mutoscope & Biograph

🎯 Categories

CrimeDramaShort

⭐ Featured Review

Pretty Weird Griffith Feature
by Snow Leopard2004-11-19

"This is a pretty weird early D.W. Griffith feature. On the video version, it even has a bizarre (and seemingly anachronistic) soundtrack. The story does have some real suspense, but the whole thing is implausible, and some of it just doesn't make sense. This is one of a number of features from around the same time in Griffith's career, in which he seemingly became pre-occupied with criminals who concoct weird ways of inflicting harm upon their victims. They are usually pretty odd, but they are at least interesting. This one concerns an angry tramp who decides to hurt a family who re..."

💡 Did You Know?

Film debut of Charles K. French.

📖 Synopsis

Antonine, a worthless, good-for-nothing scoundrel, demands money of his cousin Galora, an energetic, provident husband and father. His demands are met with a positive rebuff, and when he becomes insistent be is forcibly ejected by...