The Law of Forgiveness
About The Law of Forgiveness
A husband comes home and finds his wife writing to another man. He throws her out. The court grants him the divorce and custody of their daughter, over the child's pleas. Without her mother the girl sickens. The mother slips back into the house to nurse her.
Cast & crew
More about The Law of Forgiveness
Albert Capellani directed. André Heuzé wrote the scenario. Pathé Frères produced the film, released in France as La loi du pardon. AllMovie dates a release to 20 April 1906 and gives 8 minutes. A Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé program, drawn from the Archives françaises du film, lists the same title at 5 minutes.
Themes
Notes
- English titles include The Law of Pardon and Law of Pardon. Danish titles include En skilsmisse-proces.
- The Pathé foundation synopsis stops once the child begins to waste away after the divorce.
- An IMDb plot line adds that the mother returns when the girl is gravely ill.
Scenes
- The husband reads the letter his wife is writing and orders her out.
- In court he is given the child.
- The mother returns to the sick girl.
Also available
- Internet Archive (silent-the-law-of-pardon)
