A Romance of Happy Valley is a 1919 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. Believed lost for almost 50 years, a print was discovered in 1965 in the State Film Archives of the Soviet Union, which donated it to the Museum of Modern Art.

Plot

In a small Southern town, John L. Logan Jr. (Robert Harron) expresses a desire to leave for New York City in search of wealth. His deeply religious parents, John L. Logan Sr. (George Fawcett) and Mrs. Logan (Kate Bruce), disapprove and attempt to change his mind through prayer and churchgoing. Encouraged by his sweetheart, Jennie Timberlake (Lillian Gish), he initially agrees to stay but ultimately departs.