The Son's Return
A son leaves to seek his fortune in the city. Many years later he returns and checks into his parents' inn. They don't recognize him, but noticing his fat wallet, plan to rob him.
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"Before D. W. Griffith revolutionized filmmaking as we know it today, his style was like the rest of them. This film is of course among countless examples of his early work at Biograph studios where we witness the same old type of shooting style that had been used in pretty much every film up until this point: long shots, one after the other, basically turning the film into a stage play. The story - in which a rich son is robbed by his own parents because they don't recognize him - also isn't extremely original, but for twelve minutes it does its job well even if there's not the ..."
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It's based on the short story "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant. This is considered the first film adaptation of the story, which has since been adapted various times in film and other media.
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A son leaves to seek his fortune in the city. Many years later he returns and checks into his parents' inn. They don't recognize him, but noticing his fat wallet, plan to rob him.