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1913 · 17 mins
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Directed by
D.W. Griffith
Starring
Harry Carey, Lionel Barrymore, Henry B. Walthall, Robert Harron, Alfred Paget, Kate Bruce

After his wife dies, the sheriff clings to their infant, his only hope for the future. Too busy to care for the child, he sends the baby on a perilous trek across the desert to reach relatives. While pursuing outlaws, the sheriff discovers a deserted prairie schooner; its occupants are dead and his child has vanished, plunging him into a desperate search.

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