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The Feud and the Turkey (1908)
Directed by D.W. Griffith
Romance, Drama · 15m
A bitter feud between the Wilkinson and Caulfield families turns tragic when the Colonel’s young son is killed. Despite the hatred, Bobby Wilkinson and Nellie Caulfield secretly remain lovers for 10 years and eventually elope, leading Colonel Wilkinson to disown his son. Two years later, Bobby's family faces a bleak Christmas with their infant boy. Desperate for food, their loyal servant steals a turkey from the Colonel’s estate. The Colonel tracks the thief to Bobby’s home, intent on confrontation. However, seeing his baby grandson melts his anger, ending the generational feud over a shared Christmas dinner.
Cast
Harry Solter
Mr. Caufield
Linda Arvidson
Mrs. Caufield
Arthur V. Johnson
Colonel Wilkinson
Robert Harron
George Wilkinson
George Gebhardt
Bobby Wilkinson as an Adult
Marion Leonard
Nellie Caufield as an Adult
Gertrude Robinson
Nellie Caufield as a Child
Florence Lawrence
Nellie Caufield's Sister
Mack Sennett
A Member of the Wilkinson Clan
Clara T. Bracy
Edward Dillon
Charles Inslee
Uncle Daniel
Crew
- Director
- D.W. Griffith
- Writer
- D.W. Griffith
Details
- Release date
- 1908-12-08
- Runtime
- 15m
- Genres
- Romance, Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- No Language
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- American Mutoscope and Biograph Company