A Romance of Happy Valley(1919)
A Page from the Book of Life
John Logan leaves his parents and sweetheart in bucolic Happy Valley to make his fortune in the city. Those he left behind become miserable and beleaguered in his absence, but after several years he returns, a wealthy man. But his embittered father, not recognizing him for who he is, plans to murder the newly-arrived "stranger" for his money.
Movie: A Romance of Happy Valley
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jennie Timberlake
Old Lady Smiles
John L. Logan Jr
Mrs. Logan
John L. Logan Sr
Jennie's father
Vinegar Watkins
Judas
The Negro Farmhand
Clergyman (uncredited)
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John Logan leaves his parents and sweetheart in bucolic Happy Valley to make his fortune in the city. Those he left behind become miserable and beleaguered in his absence, but after several years he returns, a wealthy man. But his embittered father, not recognizing him for who he is, plans to murder the newly-arrived "stranger" for his money.
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1919-01-26
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A Page from the Book of Life
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