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The Sacrifice

Jun 9, 1911

0h 11m

★ 10.0

Overview

During Nick Austin's imprisonment, his wife passes away. Before she dies, she writes a note to her husband, asking him to put her little girl in the care of an orphan asylum. Mrs. Downes, while bringing some of her dead daughter's clothes to the asylum, takes a fancy to Nina Austin and adopts her.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Vitagraph Company of America

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Cast

Nick Austin

Maurice Costello

Mrs. Downes

Florence Turner

Harry T. Morey

The Grandmother

Mary Maurice

Rosemary Theby

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Julia Swayne Gordon

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