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The Politician's Love Story

The Politician's Love Story

19094.30h 7m

Overview

A haughty politician, on seeing a satirical cartoon in a newspaper, rushes to the paper's offices to shoot the cartoonist. On discovering the cartoonist is a pretty woman, he falls instantly in love and wastes no time in trying to woo her.

Directed by D.W. Griffith
Written by D.W. Griffith
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Top Cast

Mack Sennett

Mack Sennett

Boss Tim Crogan

Marion Leonard

Marion Leonard

Peters - the Cartoonist

Herbert Prior

Herbert Prior

Crogan's Friend

Linda Arvidson

Linda Arvidson

Woman - Third Couple

George Gebhardt

George Gebhardt

Newspaper Employee

D.W. Griffith

D.W. Griffith

Man - First Couple

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Anita Hendrie

Woman - Fourth Couple

Florence Lawrence

Florence Lawrence

Florence La Badie

Florence La Badie

David Miles

David Miles

Newspaper Employee / Man - Fourth Couple

About The Politician's Love Story

The Politician's Love Story is a comedy, romance, drama film released in 1909. Directed by D.W. Griffith, it stars Mack Sennett, Marion Leonard, Herbert Prior. A haughty politician, on seeing a satirical cartoon in a newspaper, rushes to the paper's offices to shoot the cartoonist. On discovering the cartoonist is a pretty woman, he falls instantly in love and wastes no time in trying to woo her.

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