The Backslider

Name: The Backslider
Director: J. Farrell MacDonald
Genre: Drama
Released: 1914-09-14
Duration: 18 min
Cast: Irene Howley, Claude Cooper, Alfred Paget, Kate Toncray

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1914 · 18 min · Drama · TMDB 8.0/10

Overview

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.

Directed by J. Farrell MacDonald

Cast

Irene Howley — The Widow
Claude Cooper — The Miser
Alfred Paget — The Jailbird
Kate Toncray — The Old Maid