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Leah, the Forsaken (1908)
Drama · 12m
Leah, a Jewish woman fleeing persecution in Hungary, arrives in the town and captures the heart of Rudolf, the local magistrate's son. They plan to marry and escape to America for a better life, agreeing to meet at a cross in the forest. However, the schoolmaster, Nathan, an apostate Jew who harbors his own secrets, overhears their plan. He inflames the villagers' fears and tricks Rudolf into believing Leah will betray him for gold, leading Rudolf to renounce her. A heartbroken Leah, now forsaken, bestows a curse upon Rudolf and his future children before retreating into exile.
Cast
Mary Fuller
Maurice Costello
Details
- Release date
- 1908-10-10
- Runtime
- 12m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- No Language
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Vitagraph Company of America