
City Lights(1931)
A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.


It's love at first sight for the Boy, but obstacles— namely shyness, and the temerity of other suitors— place themselves in the way of his love. Unknowingly, the Boy and the young woman of his fancy both stay at the home of mutual friends— But all is not well, as robbers lurk outside the house.

Walter Miller
Howard, the Boy

Mary Pickford
The Young Woman

Robert Harron
The Rival / In Club

Lionel Barrymore
In Club

Christy Cabanne
In Club / On Street

Harry Carey
A Thief

Dorothy Gish
A Friend

Lillian Gish
A Friend

Claire McDowell
Rich Woman in Other Town

Antonio Moreno
In Club
So Near, Yet So Far is a romance, drama film released in 1912 exploring themes of shyness, house, romance, money, unrequited love, burglary. Directed by D.W. Griffith, it stars Walter Miller, Mary Pickford, Robert Harron. It's love at first sight for the Boy, but obstacles— namely shyness, and the temerity of other suitors— place themselves in the way of his love. Unknowingly, the Boy and the young woman of his fancy both stay at the home of mutual friends— But all is not well, as robbers lurk outside the house.
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