His Punishment

His Punishment

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His Punishment

1914

0h 11m

7.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

Day after day, O'Hara watched the roses wither on his daughter Cathleen's cheeks, and his longing to free her from the work and danger of her job intensified when, in the suddenness of fate, an accident on his machine nearly took her away entirely.

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6 featured cast members

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Howard Davies

O'Hara

Jessalyn Van Trump

Jessalyn Van Trump

Cathleen

Florence Crawford

Florence Crawford

Nancy

Ernest Joy

Ernest Joy

Farley

Ethel Jewett

Ethel Jewett

Richard Cummings

Connell

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