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The Eavesdropper
UNITED STATES · 1909

The Eavesdropper

D.W. Griffith
debt and financial hardship arranged marriage forbidden love eavesdropping redemption through compassion
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Synopsis

Hidalgo offers his daughter's hand in marriage when he can't repay a loan to Manuella. But when Manuella overhears the daughter bidding farewell to her lover, he is so moved by their devotion that he cancels the debt.

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