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A Misunderstood Boy
(1913) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by D.W. Griffith
Cast: Lionel Barrymore [the father], Kate Bruce [the mother], Lillian Gish [the daughter], Robert Harron [the son], Alfred Paget [the vigilante leader], Charles Hill Mailes [a thieving merchant], Viola Barry [the Spanish girl], William A. Carroll [a vigilante], Joseph McDermott [a vigilante], Antonio Moreno [a vigilante], W.C. Robinson [a vigilante], W. Christy Cabanne (William Christy Cabanne) [a man in the street], Frank Opperman [a man in the next town]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by W. Christy Cabanne (William Christy Cabanne). Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / Released 19 April 1913. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was rereleased in the USA by The General Film Company, Incorporated, in 1916.
Drama: Western.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Everything he did seemed to be misconstrued, except by the little lady he loved. The town roisters made fun of her and his love. That made trouble and the chief vigilante believed him the cause of it all. So he was “in wrong” all around. The girl’s father also sided with the opinion of the world, and sent both the boy and girl away. Mother was on a visit at the time, and therein the need of such a one at home was proved, for once back she sent the father out to bring them home again. The boy in the gold hills had been misunderstood again. Marauding merchants had left their victim on the mountain pass and the boy, coming on the scene, was again accused, but the lie in the end destroyed itself.
Survival status: Print exists in the UCLA Film and Television Archive film archive.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Crime: Murder - Criminals: Bandits - Death: Murder
Listing updated: 28 January 2025.
References: Barry-Griffith p. 43; Spehr-American p. 3; Weaver-Twenty p. 145 : ClasIm-226 p. 9 : Website-IMDb.
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