D.W. GriffithCast
Lillian Gish 
Richard Barthelmess 
Lowell Sherman
Credits
Written by: Lottie Blair Parker
Plot
A young woman tricked into a sham marriage is cast out when her secret is revealed. The climax takes place on a river of breaking ice.
Sinekatalog’s take
D.W. Griffith's silent melodrama sees Lillian Gish cast out after a sham marriage and rescued on a breaking ice floe. Stagey and moralistic, yet gripping, its famous ice sequence still thrills.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (6,386 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
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