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UNITED STATES · 1910

A Flash of Light

D.W. Griffith
Classical Hollywood blindness marital discord sacrifice scientific accident family duty
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Synopsis

An experiment goes wrong and blinds a newly married chemist. The chemist's wife does not want to take on the burden of caring for the blind chemist, and her younger sister take her place.

Year1910
CountryUnited States
DirectorD.W. Griffith
MovementClassical Hollywood
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