Antonine, a worthless, good-for-nothing scoundrel, demands money of his cousin Galora, an energetic, provident husband and father. His demands are met with a positive rebuff, and when he becomes insistent be is forcibly ejected by Galora. As he leaves the tenement he vows to get even, and lies in wait until Galora has gone out on business. Climbing to the fifth floor, on which the Galoras live, he watches his chance, which comes when Mrs. Galora goes for an instant to visit a neighbor on the same floor. Darting into the apartment and raising the window he perceives the awful result of a drop to the ground, five stories below, and so evolves a plan that is dastardly in the extreme. Taking the infant child from the cradle, and placing it in a basket he lets it out with a short rope, the end of which he secures by letting the sash down on it, so that to raise the window would precipitate the baby to destruction.
Credits
The Cord of Life Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Marion Leonard
She was 27, 74 years old when she died
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as Galora's Wife |
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Mack Sennett
He was 29, 80 years old when he died
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as Policeman |
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Arthur V. Johnson
He was 32, 39 years old when he died
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as Policeman |
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Charles K. French
He was 49, 92 years old when he died
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Charles Inslee
He was 38, 51 years old when he died
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as Galora |
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Clara T. Bracy
She was 61, 93 years old when she died
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Anita Hendrie
was 45, 76 years old when died
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as In Tenement |
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Florence Lawrence
She was 23, 52 years old when she died
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as In Tenement |
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Charles Gorman
He was 44, 63 years old when he died
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Dorothy West
She was 1, 91 years old when she died
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as In Tenement |
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Harry Solter
He was 35, 46 years old when he died
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as On Street |
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Linda Arvidson
She was 24, 65 years old when she died
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as In Tenement |
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Adolph Lestina
He was 47, 78 years old when he died
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The Cord of Life Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Billy Bitzer as Director of Photography. He was 36 (72) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Edwin S. Porter as Producer. He was 38 (71) years old when He died
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Production |
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D.W. Griffith as Director. He was 34 (73) years old when He died
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Directing |
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D.W. Griffith as Writer. He was 34 (73) years old when He died
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Writing |
