Fisherman Brown is one of the happiest men of the village, having two nice boys and a good wife, and especially his eldest son, Robert, who is his favorite. He is quite happy in spite of ... See full summary
A Boy Hero; or, The Fisherman's Son (1909) Online
Fisherman Brown is one of the happiest men of the village, having two nice boys and a good wife, and especially his eldest son, Robert, who is his favorite. He is quite happy in spite of the dangerous way he has to make his living, and his business drives him out on the sea in every kind of weather. One day he has to go out, in spite of a heavy storm. In the evening, after the fisher fleet had returned, there was a great sorrow in his home, as he had not come back with the others. It would have been madness to go out on such a stormy night to try to find him, but his boy Robert would not go to bed without making an attempt to find his father. Quietly he makes his way down to the beach, takes a boat and rows out into the storm. In the distance he sees a boat upside down, and a man, who is holding on to the quay. After some trouble he succeeds in getting near to the wreck, and he takes the man off into his boat. He at once recognizes his father in the man, and proudly he rows back to ...
Original Danish title is undetermined.
Released in the US as a split reel along with Trollhattan (1909).