The Broken Locket

3.5
190913m

George Peabody is a young man who has been giving free rein to his inclinations, the principal one being drink. One might have concluded he was lost, but there was the chance which the hand of Providence always bestows in the person of pretty little Ruth King, who had secretly loved George since their childhood days. She succeeds in persuading him from his reckless life, and he determines to cut off from his old loose companions by going out West and making a man of himself. Bidding Ruth and her mother good-bye, he realizes that he loves his little preserver and promises to return worthy of her love and confidence. They plight their troth with their first kiss and a heart shaped locket, which Ruth wears, she breaking it in two, giving George one side while she retains the other, which symbolized the reunion of their hearts with his return.

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"The Broken Locket" (1909) director D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer

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Photo of Frank Powell

Frank Powell

George Peabody

Photo of Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford

Ruth King

Photo of Kate Bruce

Kate Bruce

Ruth's Mother

Photo of Robert Harron

Robert Harron

Outside Company Office

Photo of James Kirkwood

James Kirkwood

At Bar Table

Photo of Marion Leonard

Marion Leonard

Mexican Woman

Photo of Owen Moore

Owen Moore

At Bar Table / Outside Company Office

Photo of George Nichols

George Nichols

Doctor / Outside Company Office

Photo of Billy Quirk

Billy Quirk

Outside Company Office

Photo of Gertrude Robinson

Gertrude Robinson

Kate's Friend

Photo of Mack Sennett

Mack Sennett

Peabody's Companion

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