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A Child's Devotion

A Child's Devotion

1912Short⏱️ 15m
DramaShort
4.6
IMDB Rating
22 votes

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-st...

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Raymond Hackett, Arthur V. Johnson, Lottie Briscoe
Release Date
September 19, 1912
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Raymond Hackett
Raymond Hackett
as Laddie - The Child
Arthur V. Johnson
Arthur V. Johnson
as Bert Hackett The Father
Lottie Briscoe
Lottie Briscoe
as Diana Lane - The New Mother
Charles Brandt
Charles Brandt
as The Doctor
Howard M. Mitchell
Howard M. Mitchell
as Mr. Gray
Florence Hackett
Florence Hackett
as Mrs. Gray
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Robert Smith

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Lubin Manufacturing Company

🎯 Categories

DramaShort

⭐ Featured Review

A Casual Attitude Towards Crime
by boblipton2016-10-19
5/10

"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 thi..."

📖 Synopsis

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-st...