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And a Little Child Shall Lead Them

  • 1909
  • 4m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
71
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DramaShort

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 li... Read allThe 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... Read allThe 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 aff... Read all

  • Director
    • D.W. Griffith
  • Writer
    • D.W. Griffith
  • Stars
    • Marion Leonard
    • Arthur V. Johnson
    • Adele DeGarde
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    71
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • D.W. Griffith
    • Writer
      • D.W. Griffith
    • Stars
      • Marion Leonard
      • Arthur V. Johnson
      • Adele DeGarde
    • 2User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Marion Leonard
    Marion Leonard
    • The Mother
    Arthur V. Johnson
    Arthur V. Johnson
    • The Father
    Adele DeGarde
    Adele DeGarde
    • The Daughter
    David Miles
    David Miles
    • The Lawyer
    Anita Hendrie
    • The Maid
    Mack Sennett
    Mack Sennett
    • The Servant
    Florence Lawrence
    Florence Lawrence
    John Tansey
    John Tansey
    • Director
      • D.W. Griffith
    • Writer
      • D.W. Griffith
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    Single-Black-Male

    Slightly run of the mill

    This four minute piece deteriorated after a promising start. It struggled to maintain audience attention because it lacked fluidity and a good narrative line. I think a re-writing of the script would have helped to improve the fluency of the story. There isn't much that you can cram into a four minute short film, but it does lend itself to the anecdotal genre. This is where the the 34 year old D.W. Griffith went wrong. He wasn't telling a story as such, he was using the time to tell an Edgar Allen Poe tale which just didn't work. The net result was a superficial effort that had strained credulity. Overall, this short piece was neither entertaining nor important enough to be entered into the Griffith canon.

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      Released as a split reel along with The Deception (1909).

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    • Release date
      • March 22, 1909 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Production company
      • American Mutoscope & Biograph
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    • Runtime
      • 4m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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