His Trust (1911)
The Faithful Devotion and Self-Sacrifice of an Old Negro Servant
A Confederate officer is called off to war. He leaves his wife and daughter in the care of George, his faithful Negro servant. After the officer is killed in battle, George continues in his caring duties, faithful to his trust.
- Date of release
- 1911-01-16
- TMDB
- 4.1 / 10 (24)
- Runtime
- 14m
- Genres
- History, Drama, War
- Director
- D.W. Griffith
- Collection
- His Trust Collection
Casting
- Wilfred Lucas — George
- Dell Henderson — Col. Frazier
- Claire McDowell — Col. Frazier's wife
- Edith Haldeman — The Fraziers' child
- Dorothy West — The Daughter as an Adult
- Linda Arvidson
- Kate Bruce
- Gladys Egan
- W. Chrystie Miller — Man at Farewell
- Alfred Paget — Messenger/Confederate Soldier
- Mack Sennett — Confederate Soldier Delivering Sword
- Charles West — Man at Farewell
Interesting facts
His Trust is a 1911 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. It concerns "the faithful devotion and self-sacrifice of an old negro servant," who is played in blackface by Wilfred Lucas. The film's sequel is His Trust Fulfilled. Prints of the film survive in the film archives of the Museum of Modern Art and the Library of Congress.
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