|
If We Only Knew
(1913) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by [?] D.W. Griffith?
Cast: Henry B. Walthall [the father], Blanche Sweet [the mother], Harry Carey [the sailor], William Courtright [the minister]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by George Hennessy. / Released 1 May 1913. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / [?] Katherine Stone (in Barry-Griffith p. 43) notes that this film was probably directed by D.W. Griffith, though no contemporary facts confirming this are available.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? A careless nurse girl allowing the child to wander away, made the mother realize the poignancy of the little verse: “If we knew the baby’s fingers / Pressed against the window pane / Would be cold and stiff tomorrow, / Never trouble us again, / Would the bright eyes of our darling / catch the frown upon our brow, / Would the prints of rosy fingers, / Vex us then as they do now?” But a higher destiny watched the child and saw it safely home.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 20 December 2024.
References: Barry-Griffith p. 43; Drew-Speaking p. 286; Spehr-American p. 2 : Website-IMDb.
|
