Charles Dickens | The Cricket on the Hearth (1909) Short Silent Film

After three years at sea, Edward returns home to find his sweetheart forced into an engagement with a much older man.
Director: D.W. Griffith
Writers: Charles Dickens, Frank E. Woods
Stars: Owen Moore, Violet Mersereau, Linda Arvidson
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I just love Charles Dickens stories of grinch hearts melting into generosity ñ mercy

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Thank you for showing this. Silent Movies are like Time Capsules. They are Special 😊😍👏

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Olympic and Titanic were under early construction when this movie was made

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A movie for Xmas ! 😊👍💖

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Great 😎

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Sound distorted near the end😢

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Love it!!!!

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Where's the cricket

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Lol