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The Better Way (I) (1914)
Short | 10 min | Short, Drama

The Better Way (I) (1914)

Short | 10 min | Short, Drama

Sunbeam's father is sent to prison, and on his release promises to remain honest. He secures a job as a night watchman, but his prison record being discovered, he is fired, and finds it impossible to secure work. Sunbeam gets a job in a a ...See moreSunbeam's father is sent to prison, and on his release promises to remain honest. He secures a job as a night watchman, but his prison record being discovered, he is fired, and finds it impossible to secure work. Sunbeam gets a job in a a family as a "slavey" in order to support the father and herself, but her father chafes at the idea of his daughter working, although he does not know what her job is nor where. In desperation, he decides to turn crook again, and breaks into the house where his daughter is working. She discovers him, but allows him to escape, and tells her employers it was only a cat which had made the noise which brought them to the scene of the disturbance. Returning home later she finally forgives her father his lapse since it was for her, and they are happy again. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Dorothy Gish Sunbeam Sunbeam See fewer	Nell Gwyn (1926)
F.A. Turner Sunbeam's Father (as Fred A. Turner) Sunbeam's Father (as Fred A. Turner) See fewer	Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917)
Josephine Crowell Sunbeam's Employer Sunbeam's Employer See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Seena Owen Actress (as Signe Auen) Actress (as Signe Auen) See fewer	The Flame of the Yukon (1926)
William Lowery Actor (as W.E. Lowery) Actor (as W.E. Lowery) See fewer	Battling Buddy (1924)
David Greenwell Actor Actor See fewer	A Divorce Scandal (1913)
Julia Courtell Actress Actress See fewer	Crooks and Credulous (1913)