Icebound

Icebound

1924 · 70 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama, Romance

Ben Jordan runs away after accidentally setting fire to a barn in his small New England community. He returns when his mother dies to find that she has left everything to her ward, Jane Crosby.

Directed by William C. deMille · Written by Clara Beranger

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