The Courtship of Miles Standish (1910)
A short silent film based on the poem "The Courtship of Miles Standish" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Top billed cast
Hobart BosworthJohn Alden
Betty Harte
Robert Z. Leonard
Tom Santschi
Bebe Daniels
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