In the grounds of a magnificent castle on the banks of the beautiful Loire River, we are introduced to the mistress and her wee baby, cooing in its heavily bejeweled cradle and lulled to ... See full summary
The Song of the Cradle (1909) Online
In the grounds of a magnificent castle on the banks of the beautiful Loire River, we are introduced to the mistress and her wee baby, cooing in its heavily bejeweled cradle and lulled to rest by a song from its mother. While we watch the stately chatelaine playing upon her guitar and note her royal pose we easily transport ourselves to her time, the 16th century, and are in humor to almost expect the things which later happen. When the child finally sinks to sleep the mother leaves the nurse maid with the baby, while, with her page she walks about the garden. The nurse, careless of the child's safety, leaves him to while away her time with a soldier of the guard, and during her absence two traveling knights of gypsy type steal the child. We are shown several scenes in the child's life between this time and his fifteenth birthday, when he gains his freedom. During these years he is taught to sing and makes his living as well as that of one of the highwaymen who bad captured him. The ...
Original French title is undetermined.
Released in the US as a split reel along with A Barrow Race (1909).