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The Unveiling (1911)

Directed by D.W. Griffith

Overview

The boy, who is the idol of his widowed mother, returns from college with a collegiate record she is justly proud of. To mark the occasion his boyhood sweetheart and her mother come to spend a few days. The too-indulgent mother, however, is blind to the fact that the boy is spending most of his evenings in full dress, which should have told her that Bohemian society was engaging his attention. A showgirl, who learns that he will soon come into great wealth, determines to win him. Unsophisticated as he is, he is an easy prey. A friend of the family warns the mother of her boy’s danger,

Length 18 minutes

Actors

Robert Harron | Mabel Normand | Grace Henderson | Claire McDowell | William J. Butler