Laura Bayley in The Old Maid's Valentine (1900)

Eva Bayley

Laura Bayley

An old maid gets what she thinks is a valentine.

George Albert Smith

The Old Maid&apos;s Valentine

Really hard to score this one.

I adjusted my expectations for &quot;The Old Maid&apos;s Valentine&quot; to what an average film was like in 1900. Nearly all were very short---just a minute or two in length. Also, the acting was much broader than it would be in later silent films. I also wonder, however, if even for a short 1900 film if there&apos;s more to it and it&apos;s simply been lost.

An old and unattractive spinster receives what she thinks is a Valentine...as her cat watches. But, in the end, it turns out to be something shocking...but I had a hard time telling what.

Because this film might be incomplete, I&apos;m unable to really score it. It&apos;s mildly interesting because it&apos;s one of the earliest films about Valentines Day...otherwise it&apos;s easy to skip.

I adjusted my expectations for "The Old Maid's Valentine" to what an average film was like in 1900. Nearly all were very short---just a minute or two in length. Also, the acting was much broader than it would be in later silent films. I also wonder, however, if even for a short 1900 film if there's more to it and it's simply been lost.

An old and unattractive spinster receives what she thinks is a Valentine...as her cat watches. But, in the end, it turns out to be something shocking...but I had a hard time telling what.

Because this film might be incomplete, I'm unable to really score it. It's mildly interesting because it's one of the earliest films about Valentines Day...otherwise it's easy to skip.

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