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  2. The Backslider

The Backslider

1914
18m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1914

Runtime

18m

Storyline

A young widow and her baby find refuge with a miserly backslider after being evicted. While the miser is away, criminals invade, mistreating the mother. The miser returns, pleading for their safety, and upon their rescue, his adoption of the baby reveals his true Christian nature, despite his church absence.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
18m
Sep 14, 1914
Languages
No Language
Director
J. Farrell MacDonald
J. Farrell MacDonald
Production
Biograph Company
Biograph Company
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

4 Cast Members

Irene Howley

Irene Howley

The Widow

Claude Cooper

Claude Cooper

The Miser

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Kate Toncray

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