The Better Way(1914)

Sunbeam's father is sent to prison, and on his release promises to remain honest. He secures a job as a night watchman, but his prison record being discovered, he is fired, and finds it impossible to secure work. Sunbeam gets a job in a a family as a "slavey" in order to support the father and herself, but her father chafes at the idea of his daughter working, although he does not know what her job is nor where. In desperation, he decides to turn crook again, and breaks into the house where his daughter is working.

Genre: Drama

Director: Christy Cabanne

Actors: Dorothy Gish, F.A. Turner, Josephine Crowell, Seena Owen, William Lowery, David Greenwell, Julia Courtell

Release date: 1914-12-22

Country of origin: United States of America

Length: 0h 10m