Because (film)

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Because
Directed by Sidney Morgan
Written bySidney Morgan
Produced by Frank E. Spring
Starring
Production
company
Progress Films
Distributed by Butcher's Film Service
Release date
April 1918
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Because is a 1918 British silent drama film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Lilian Braithwaite, Ben Webster and George Foley. [1] A father locks his daughter up when she refuses to marry the man he has chosen as her husband.

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