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The Mountaineer's Honor

The Mountaineer's Honor

1909Short⏱️ 11m
ShortDrama
5.7
IMDB Rating
149 votes

A mountain girl is seduced by a traveler from the valley. Her brother tracks the seducer down and kills him. In retaliation, the sheriff captures the brother and prepares to lynch him. Mother intervenes and, to save her son the di...

Director
D.W. Griffith
Writers
D.W. Griffith, Frank E. Woods
Stars
Mary Pickford, Owen Moore, James Kirkwood
Release Date
November 25, 1909
Language
None, English
Country
United States
💬 5
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford
as Harum-Scarum - a Mountain Girl
Owen Moore
Owen Moore
as The Mountain Girl's Suitor
James Kirkwood
James Kirkwood
as The Mountain Girl's Brother
Kate Bruce
Kate Bruce
as The Mountain Girl's Mother
George Nichols
George Nichols
as The Mountain Girl's Father
Arthur V. Johnson
Arthur V. Johnson
as A Traveler From The Valley
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Anthony O'Sullivan
as The Sheriff
👤
Frank Evans
as In Posse
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Ruth Hart
as Townswoman
Billy Quirk
Billy Quirk
as Townsman

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Cuddebackville, New York, USA
Production
Biograph Company

🏷️ Keywords

mother murders sonhonor killingbrother sister relationshipseductionhillbillies

🎯 Categories

DramaShort

⭐ Featured Review

Good Short
by Michael_Elliott2008-02-26

"Mountaineer's Honor, The (1909) *** (out of 4) D.W. Griffith film about a young girl (Mary Pickford) who falls in love with a rich man but once he breaks her heart, the girl's brother goes out to protect her honor. This is a pretty good film from Griffith who's clearly showing off his Southern heritage here. Pickford gives a wonderful performance as the young girl and it's certainly the best I've seen from here in these early Griffith films. The film ends on a very strange note. This film is available through Grapevine in part of their D.W. Griffith: The Director ..."

📖 Synopsis

A mountain girl is seduced by a traveler from the valley. Her brother tracks the seducer down and kills him. In retaliation, the sheriff captures the brother and prepares to lynch him. Mother intervenes and, to save her son the di...