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And a Little Child Shall Lead Them
(1909) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel / 340 feet
Directed by D.W. Griffith
Cast: Arthur V. Johnson [the father], Marion Leonard [the mother], Adele de Garde [the daughter], David Miles [the lawyer], Anita Hendrie [the maid], Mack Sennett [the servant], Florence Lawrence, John Tansey
American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Scenario by [?] D.W. Griffith? Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / © 13 March 1909 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H123958]. Released 22 March 1909; in a split-reel with The Deception (1909). / [?] Biograph 35mm spherical format? / The production was shot on 22 and 24 February 1909.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? The house divided against itself has been united by the child, as was the case in this story. The dentil of the first horn, at the age of two, left the couple almost inconsolable, and the little toy dog, which the baby held in its arms, in its last moments, was indeed a cherished remembrance. Seven years after the husband became so deeply engrossed in his business affairs as to neglect to some extent his wife and second child, a girl of six. The wife complaining of his indifference, a quarrel ensues. She decides to leave him. Arrangements for a separation are made, and a division of effects takes place. Everything is disposed of when the little girl picks up the toy dog of her dead and gone brother, and says, “Mamma, who takes this?” Well the scene that transpires defies description and it is sufficient to say that it is the most touching episode ever portrayed. The separation does not take place.
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Children - Death
Listing updated: 20 December 2024.
References: Barry-Griffith p. 41; Niver-Early p. 8; Spehr-American p. 1 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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