Fonds/collection:
DAWSON CITY MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY
General access conditions for collection
Reproduction access:
- No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions
Remarks:
- 1. Material was received from Dawson City in 2 shipments - 506 reels in 1978 and 26 reels in 1980. Of these 389 reels, primarily of American fiction, were transferred to Library of Congress for conversion. Reference copies of some of these reels were returned to NFTSA.
Accession number:
1979-0191
Title:
The Little Orphan : [incomplete]
Original title:
The Little Orphan
Country of production:
us
Name of distributor:
Bluebird Photoplays Inc.
Production Credit:
- director, Jack Conway; scenario, Bess Meredyth; Elliott J. Clawson; photography, Edward J. Kull
Cast credit:
Ella Hall, Jack Conway, Gertrude Astor
Description:
- Part of a film in which three bachelors, David, Dick and Jerry, decide to adopt a Belgian child orphaned by the war. David ends up the guardian of a girl called Renée. Examples of intertitles in this film are: "What the devel do three hard-shelled bachelors know about bringing up a girl?"; "A goat on the front lawn. People will think this [is] Harlem"; "Goat ees more of ze lady zan her";. "I knew America would agre with Mrs. Goat"; "Emmy, I was a fool to quarrel with you. We would have been so happy, but -- I threw away my chance!"; "This is Renée's last term at school. Have you any plans for her?"; "I just knew your socks would be in a dreadful condition, and I was coming to mend them when . . . "; and a letter "Dearest Emmeline, I know what your objection would be -- so I've sent for the justice of the peace to marry us." Emmeline, David's fiancée, breaks up with him to reunite with Jerry. Renée marries David.
Language:
- Silent with English intertitles
Copyright Status:
Copyright expired.
Restrictions on Consultation:
~No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions
Donor Restrictions:
Use requires credit be given to the Dawson City Museum and Historical Society Collection, National Archives of Canada.
Notes:
- 1. Copyright 1917: Bluebird Photoplays, Inc.; 17May17; LP10780.
- 2. Parts 2, 3 and 5 of 5 only.
- 3. Jack Conway, the creator of this film, died in 1952 - copyright expired.
- 4. Cines also listed as distributor.
Consultation copy:
- 8007-0135
- 8009-0108
- 8007-0136
