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The Stolen Nickel

The Stolen Nickel

1912Short
ComedyDramaShort

Little Billy Harmon wants very much to buy a live mud turtle from a small boy friend of his, but his father and mother do not believe in giving little boys money to spend. Now it so happens that the next day Billy meets little Bes...

Director
Bannister Merwin
Writers
N/A
Stars
Yale Boss, Robert Conness, Mary Fuller
Release Date
January 23, 1912
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Yale Boss
Yale Boss
as Billy Harmon - the Boy
Robert Conness
Robert Conness
as Mr. Harmon - Billy's Father
Mary Fuller
Mary Fuller
as Mrs. Harmon - Billy's Mother
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Philip Tannura
as Another Boy
Edna May Weick
Edna May Weick
as The Little Girl with the Nickel

🎬 Technical Specs

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

🎯 Categories

ComedyDramaShort

⭐ Featured Review

Very well played by Yale Boss
by deickemeyer2016-08-13

"A delightful, heart-interest picture of a typical small boy. It is very well played by Yale Boss. His parents didn't let him have any pocket money at all. He chanced to pick up a nickel on the sidewalk. He knew whom it belonged to, but the temptation was strong and he spent it. He then suffered all the poignant repentance that such a youngster would be likely to feel. He saw the necessity of returning the money and started to earn it, one penny at a time, so that he could make the restitution. The state of mind that led up to this resolution, the difficulties he encountered in making the ..."

📖 Synopsis

Little Billy Harmon wants very much to buy a live mud turtle from a small boy friend of his, but his father and mother do not believe in giving little boys money to spend. Now it so happens that the next day Billy meets little Bes...