His Trust
His Trust, dating from 1911, is one of a series of incoherent American silent films by director DW Griffith that deal with the American Civil War . The film was released on January 16, 1911.
action
The father, an officer, is drafted into the American Civil War on the Confederate side . He leaves his wife and daughter in the care of George, their faithful servant. After his father's death, George continues to selflessly fulfill his duty, even as a Union soldier, looting and burning the widow's house. He saves the daughter and the saber of the deceased father. The continuation of the story tells His Trust Fulfilled .
background
The film was shot in Fort Lee and the surrounding area.
Web links
- His Trust for free download from the Internet Archive
- His Trust: The Faithful Devotion and Self-Scrifice of an Old Negro Servant in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- His Trust in the online film database