Romance ·Comedy ·Drama · United States of America · 1911 · 15m

When a Man Loves

Director

Cast

Mary Pickford as Tessie Dell Henderson as Mr. Bach Charles West as John Watson George Nichols as Tessie's Father Verner Clarges as Grace Henderson as

Crew

Billy Bitzer — Director of Photography George Terwilliger — Writer

Synopsis

Mr. Bach, a wealthy man, visits the scenes of his boyhood days in his auto and meets farmer Brown, his boyhood friend. Brown is the father of a very pretty daughter named Tessie. Bach becomes deeply smitten with the artless little country lass, and secretly hopes to win her. Tessie, however, has a host of admirers in the little village, the favored one being John Watson.

Key Collaborators

D.W. Griffith Director Billy Bitzer Director of Photography George Terwilliger Writer

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