The Two Paths (1911)
Two sisters, Nellie and Florence, support themselves and their mother by sewing. A man accompanying a wealthy client tempts first Nellie and then Florence to leave with him. Nellie rejects him, but Florence goes to his decadent apartment and becomes his mistress. Nellie marries a diligent carpenter and raises a growing family. Eventually the Tempter tosses Florence out, and she dies alone and impoverished.
- Released
- 1911-01-02
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 17 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- D.W. Griffith
Cast
- Dorothy Bernard as Florence
- Wilfred Lucas as Nellie's Husband
- Adolph Lestina as The Tempter
- Grace Henderson as The Tempter's Companion
- Clara T. Bracy as The Mother
- Marion Leonard
- Linda Arvidson
- Florence Barker
- Donald Crisp as Footman
- John T. Dillon as At Party
- Frank Evans as Footman
- Edith Haldeman as One of the Children