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Little Hands

Little Hands

1912Short
DramaShort

An escaping prisoner is befriended by a kind old lady whose little grandchild wins his heart. After struggling against the world's prejudices, to make an honest livelihood, he yields to the temptation of two old cronies. They burg...

Director
Étienne Arnaud
Writers
N/A
Stars
Guy Oliver, Julia Stuart, Master Alvarez
Release Date
April 9, 1912
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Guy Oliver
Guy Oliver
as The Convict
Julia Stuart
Julia Stuart
as The Grandmother
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Master Alvarez
as Little Hands

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Eclair American

🎯 Categories

DramaShort

⭐ Featured Review

It has most certainly missed the mark
by deickemeyer2016-10-25

"An American picture; it opens with a very pleasing scene, a little child with her grandmother looking at a picture book. A convict escapes from a nearby prison, and begs the grandmother to hide him. The scene changes to an interesting "dive" in Chinatown, New York City, where the escaped prisoner meets his old pals. The prisoner then breaks into a house and finds the little girl asleep. She wants him to take her up and thus saves her life. The aim of this nursery scene was pathos, but it has most certainly missed the mark. The effect is comic. The photographs are good. It teaches a m..."

📖 Synopsis

An escaping prisoner is befriended by a kind old lady whose little grandchild wins his heart. After struggling against the world's prejudices, to make an honest livelihood, he yields to the temptation of two old cronies. They burg...