His home was a dreary room in a basement; he was hopelessly crippled; his widowed mother was just able to keep their home together by steady work as a washerwoman; and he had no toys or other boys to play with. Despite his sickness and poverty the little shut-in was a cheery chap, and invented games of his own.
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Lucius Henderson Director
United States 17 May 1912
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07 May 1912
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08 June 1912
The prologue shows the life of a trapper, living in the solitude of the forest. He digs a bear trap, which is covered with boughs and grass.
12 September 1912
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16 September 1912
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28 August 1912
A father who is determined his daughter should marry a count leading the boyfriend to dress up as the count to thwart his plans.
23 December 1912
Robert Ffolliott is a young Irish lad who is done out of his land and sent off to a penal colony in Australia following false accusations by the greedy Kinchella.
26 December 1912
A comedy in which a man secretly has his pustules removed. His secrecy leads his wife to believe that he is cheating.
19 July 1912
Alice Durand, after weeks of discouragement, reads the following advertisement in the New York Herald: "Governess wanted.
12 April 1912
Otto Beckert has taken to his cousin, Aase, who has promised her heart to Tage Henning. In the pursuit of her love, Otto tries to tear the two lovers apart – and he succeeds! A single misstep and Aase ends up in Otto’s grateful embrace.
23 October 1912
Naughty children steal an anatomy-class papier-mâché skeleton and use it to play pranks on people around town.
14 March 1912
A self-centred wealthy woman is transformed after she is confronted with the harsh reality of the living conditions endured by the employees of her husband's mill.
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