At the Crossroads of Life
Jul 02 1908
•0h 9m
•Drama
At the Crossroads of Life is a typically Victorian-style melodrama in which a girl's wishes to be an actress are condemned by her stern father, a man of the cloth who has no time for those in the acting profession.
Cast
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Linda Arvidson
Daughter
D.W. Griffith
Suitor
Robert Harron
Messenger
Florence Auer
Daughter
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