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The Mender of Nets

The Mender of Nets

1912Short⏱️ 16m
ShortRomance
6
IMDB Rating
289 votes

A young woman who works mending fishermen's nets is engaged to be married. But her fiancé has an old love who refuses to let him go. Further, his former girlfriend has a brother who is willing to use violence to protect his sister...

Director
D.W. Griffith
Writers
N/A
Stars
Mary Pickford, Charles West, Marguerite Marsh
Release Date
February 15, 1912
Language
None, English
Country
United States
💬 10
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford
as The Little Net-Mender
Charles West
Charles West
as Tom - The Little Mender's Sweetheart
Marguerite Marsh
Marguerite Marsh
as Grace - The Little Mender's Rival
W. Chrystie Miller
W. Chrystie Miller
as The Little Mender's Father
Dell Henderson
Dell Henderson
as The Little Mender's Brother
👤
Frank Opperman
as Fisherman
Mabel Normand
Mabel Normand
as Undetermined Secondary Role

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Santa Monica, California, USA
Production
Biograph Company

🏷️ Keywords

love trianglebrother sister relationshipfather daughter relationshipfishing netfishermen

🎯 Categories

RomanceShort

⭐ Featured Review

Mary and Mabel Fight Over Charles West
by jayraskin12012-10-21
7/10

"This film was shot in January, 1912 and it represents a major step forward for Griffith. The camera-work by Billy Bitzer is excellent. Griffith is beginning to get his fluid style. Unlike the earlier Griffith films I've seen, the camera actually inter-cuts from a long-medium to a medium shot in the same scene. We get a nice sense of a fishing village just from shots of Mary Pickford with waves in the background. Charles West is the handsome hero here. He is in love with Mary and proposes to her. Unfortunately, he apparently has been having a relationship with Mabel Norman. He drops Norma..."

📖 Synopsis

A young woman who works mending fishermen's nets is engaged to be married. But her fiancé has an old love who refuses to let him go. Further, his former girlfriend has a brother who is willing to use violence to protect his sister...