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The Foster Father

The Foster Father

1911Short
DramaShort

Two robbers are making a hasty retreat across the roofs of some houses, followed by the police. One is captured and the other, slipping down the fire-escape, enters the room. Here he finds a dead mother and little boy, and quickly...

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Charles Arling, Rae Tompkins
Release Date
April 29, 1911
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Charles Arling
Charles Arling
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Rae Tompkins

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Pathé Frères

🎯 Categories

DramaShort

⭐ Featured Review

It has weak spots but they do not mar the picture
by deickemeyer2016-01-18

"Here is a picture, by the American Company, with its scenes laid in the mining country, and filled with interesting features. A thief, to escape arrest, assumes that a little child, whose mother has just died, is his own. His pal is arrested and sent to prison. Years afterward he and his foster daughter are at the mines, but he has no success. His dog (and this dog, a fine bull terrier, is a feature), while plunging in the creek for a stone, brings up gold. This is the best touch in the play. Later the pal turns up, and is sent away with money, but the girl overhears. She forgives, however, an..."

📖 Synopsis

Two robbers are making a hasty retreat across the roofs of some houses, followed by the police. One is captured and the other, slipping down the fire-escape, enters the room. Here he finds a dead mother and little boy, and quickly...