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The Broken Cross

  • 1911
  • 17m

Before Tom departs for the city, he becomes engaged to Kate. She gives him half of her broken pendant cross, with the agreement that either can end the engagement by sending his or her half to the other. In a city boarding house, Tom is vamped by a flirtatious manicurist who learns of the agreement and sends Tom half a cross, pretending it is from Kate. Tom realizes he has been tricked and returns to the country and his fiancée.

Overview

Before Tom departs for the city, he becomes engaged to Kate. She gives him half of her broken pendant cross, with the agreement that either can end the engagement by sending his or her half to the other. In a city boarding house, Tom is vamped by a flirtatious manicurist who learns of the agreement and sends Tom half a cross, pretending it is from Kate. Tom realizes he has been tricked and returns to the country and his fiancée.

Cast

  • Charles WestTom
  • Florence La BadieKate
  • Grace HendersonThe Landlady
  • Dorothy WestThe Manicurist
  • Vivian PrescottThe Slavey
  • Claire McDowellKate's Mother
  • Blanche Sweet
  • Robert Harron

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