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A Child's Devotion (1912) Online
1912 Raymond Hackett Arthur V. Johnson Lottie Briscoe
Original Title :
A Childu0027s Devotion
Genre :
Movie / Drama / Short
Year :
1912
Cast :
Raymond Hackett,Arthur V. Johnson,Lottie Briscoe
Type :
Movie
Rating :
6.5/10

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A Child's Devotion (1912) Online

Laddie, the little son of a widower, worships his father. The father is in love with a good and beautiful woman and asks her to be his wife. He tells Laddie that he is to have a new mother and is surprised when the boy is grief-stricken. After the marriage, the new mother tries to win Laddie's love, but her efforts are a failure. A baby sister comes to Laddie's home after a while and out of love and pride for it, Laddie unbends a little towards the mother who owns it. But the little sister dies, and the mother, ill and delirious, stretches out her arms and calls unceasingly for her baby. Laddie sees and hears her and his heart is so touched that he determines to get another one for her. He starts out to find one and in the park, seeing the mother of many children, is surprised when she refuses to spare one, even when he offers his watch in payment. But Laddie finds a baby in a carriage outside of a house and wheels it off. He takes it to his mother and when her empty arms are filled, ...
Cast overview:
Raymond Hackett Raymond Hackett - Laddie - The Child
Arthur V. Johnson Arthur V. Johnson - Bert Hackett The Father
Lottie Briscoe Lottie Briscoe - Diana Lane - The New Mother
Charles Brandt Charles Brandt - The Doctor
Howard M. Mitchell Howard M. Mitchell - Mr. Gray
Florence Hackett Florence Hackett - Mrs. Gray
Robert Smith Robert Smith


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Liarienen

When his father brings home a stepmother for him, ten-year-old Raymond Hackett doesn't like her. A year later, when she gives birth to a sibling, he has learned to accept the situation. However, the baby dies and his stepmother reacts terribly. Raymond comes up with a plan in this Lubin short subject.

Raymond Hackett was already a show business professional. He had a Broadway credit from 1907, when he was five. He gives a broad performance here, and despite the page boy haircut, he's pretty good in the role, although the adults' reactions to the events of the second part of this movie seem pretty odd to me.

Hackett's film career would run into the early 1930s: a good run for a child actor, since many of them lose their followings when they no longer can play children. If you wish to see this movie, a copy has been posted to the Eye Institute site on Youtube.