When Broadway Was a Trail
A Spectacular film presentation of Pioneer days in New Amsterdam.
1914 en 50 minutes
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Plot
Henry Minuet, son of the governor of New Amsterdam, travels to Danvers, now Salem, Mass., to buy grain for the struggling colony. He sees Priscilla Elliott, the daughter of Danvers' physician, and it’s love at first sight even though they do not speak the same language. Priscilla is pursued by Momma’s boy Salvation Hibbens, but she likes him not. When her father dies unexpectedly, Salvation's mother tried to force her to marry Salvation even going as far as to accuse the pair of witchcraft. The lovers flee but can’t return to Henry’s town either since his parents have a marriage arranged for him too. They strike out on their own path to a happy future.
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Cast
Barbara Tennant
Priscilla Elliott
O.A.C. Lund
Henry Minuet
Edward Roseman
Peter Minuet
Julia Stuart
Mistress Minuet
Alec B. Francis
Standish Hope
Lindsay J. Hall
Salvation Hibbins
Mary Navarro
Mistress Hibbins
George Cowl
Iroquois Chief
