The Better Way

An appealing story of how a convict is saved by his daughter from returning to his evil ways.

The Better Way — Plot

Sunbeam's father is sent to prison, and on his release promises to remain honest. He secures a job as a night watchman, but his prison record being discovered, he is fired, and finds it impossible to secure work. Sunbeam gets a job in a a family as a "slavey" in order to support the father and herself, but her father chafes at the idea of his daughter working, although he does not know what her job is nor where. In desperation, he decides to turn crook again, and breaks into the house where his daughter is working.

• Release date
• December 22, 1914
• Runtime
• 10 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Christy Cabanne

The Better Way — Cast

Dorothy Gish Sunbeam F.A. Turner Sunbeam's Father Josephine Crowell Sunbeam's Employer Seena Owen William Lowery

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David Greenwell

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Julia Courtell