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Lost, Strayed or Stolen
(1907) United States of America
B&W : 375 feet
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: (unknown)
The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by The Vitagraph Company of America. / © 23 December 1907 by The Vitagraph Company of America [H104012]. Released December 1907. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [Views and Film Index, 18 Janaury 1908, page ?] The opening scene of this very beautiful child picture shows a mother bringing her two little children from the house outside and into a rustic summer house where she leaves them to play while she attends to her household duties. For a while the babes are content and pass the time happily with their playthings. Then they emerge from the summer house, walk hand in hand down the driveway to the sidewalk, wander aimlessly down the street until at last they come to a woods. By this time both are tired and exhausted from the long walk; they sit down and play. Leaving the tots in the woods we return to the house, where the mother, finished with her work, comes to the rustic house for her babes. Not finding them the poor mother is frantic with grief. She searches around in every conceivable place but no trace of the children can be found. A huge St. Bernard dog is loosened, takes the scent and starts off. We follow the dog through the different streets and byways taken by the two little wanderers until they are at last located in the woods. Having found the children the dog returns towards home. On the way the grief-stricken mother comes up and the intelligent animal retraces its steps and leads her back where the babes are playing all unconscious of the worriment they have caused. The finale shows a clear view of the two children and their protector.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 18 December 2024.
References: Slide-BigV p. 178 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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