Revised list of high-class original motion picture films (1908)

SENSATIONAL. the physician leaves we see him take leave from his mother and directly he reports at his office. Unable to keep his mind on his work his eyes wander about the room — note the open safe. Absence of employer from room causes the temptation to rise, and he struggles hard with himself — takes a quantity of money and is off. Sick room, nurse leaves room a moment — mother has an attack of heart trouble — struggles and falls back into chair, dead. Son reaches home, rushes into room — too late, as mother is dead. No need for money he returns to office. Scene in office — employer returns, detects shortage — suspects employe because of absent hat and coat — leaves office — return of the heart-broken son — replaces money — employer appears and accuses him of unfaithfulness — son points to money in safe and explains his trouble — both rush off to home of the employe. Death chamber — son and employer enter, and directly both embrace each other as the latter realizes the grief of the former and extends his pardon. Son thankful to his benefactor for his kindness and sympathy. Well dramatized and excellent detail throughout. Partly tinted. R. D. 106. TEN YEARS AFTER. Price, $82.08. Approximate Length, 684 feet. This is a very sensational film and depicts very vividly the successful disposal of an infant son and the subsequent failure to reclaim the child. After a portrait of the child, suspended in pappoose fashion, the scene opens with the luxuriant apartment of a wealthy merchant. The nurse enters, carrying the infant, but the mother refuses to receive the little one and orders it placed in the cradle. The husband enters and, after an affectionate greeting, is asked for money. He offers a bank note, but this is of insufficient denomination and more is readily supplied. After the departure of the husband the woman prepares a wallet, which she places in the clothing of the infant and then replaces the little one. Summoning the chauffeur she proposes that he dispose of the little one for her. This is refused, but when she places a bank note into his hand he yields. Placing the child in a wicker basket, the lid of which is closed, the man takes the child out to his car. We now see the auto speeding along the country lane and stop suddenly. Making a hasty survey the basket is removed from the car and placed alongside the road. The man speeds back and visits a grog shop, where some time is spent. We now revert to the home of the merchant. Returning, the merchant finds the place vacant. The child is gone, and upon the arrival of his wife he receives only a shrug of the shoulders in answer to his inquiry as to the whereabouts of his son. Later the chauffeur is summoned, but still in a drunken stupor he is unable to give any information. The man is driven almost to distraction at the disappearance of his child, and is a pitiful sight, left to his own sorrow, without even a word of comfort from his wife, whose apparent indifference must be accepted as an evidence of guilt. The scene now changes to that of a dense wood, with a man busily cutting up a tree with his adze. Wiping the perspiration from his brow the man concludes to return home, and as he wends his way through the woods and comes out upon the highway he encounters the wicker basket. Opening it he perceives its contents and, carefully replacing the little one, he carries the basket to his home. We see him enter the yard. Putting away his adze, he enters a building, the dimensions of which seem to indicate the want of material wealth. The room is scantily furnished, but neat and clean, and we see the young housewife busily engaged in preparing the meal. After an affectionate greeting the husband requests the table set for two, and without further explanation he opens his basket and presents the infant, which is received with great delight. The wife discovers the wallet, gives it to her husband, who opens it and, noting the contents, thrusts it into the cupboard. The basket is placed upon the cupboard and they take 183