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The Good Provider
UNITED STATES · 1922

The Good Provider

Frank Borzage
family conflict urban vs rural life financial struggle sacrifice homecoming
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Synopsis

A prosperous small-town peddler accedes to his family's wish to move from their secure existence to the uncertainty of New York City. It proves fruitless and eventually his kin sees the error of their ways and return to their true home.

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