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“ARE THE CHILDREN TO BLAME”— Class D
(Suggested by "Silas Marner”)
Story: — Neglected Child Brings Happiness to Life of Miser
VALUE
Photography— Fair— Not credited. TYPE OF PICTURE— Ordinary. Moral Standard — Average.
Story — Fair — Melodrama — Family. Star — Fair — Em. Gorman Author — Fair — Paul Price. Direction — Fair — Paul Price. Adaptation — Fair — Paul Price. Technique — Fair.
Spiritual Influence — Fair.
* CAST
Little Rosalind
Robert Brown..
Judge Brown
David Grainger
Caleb Hands
Becky Small
Alice Hawthorne
Mrs. Winslow
Albert Winslow
Em. Gorman
. .Joseph Marquis . . .George Henry . . . Alex Shannon .Gordon Standing
Tatjena Riah
Frances Eldridge . . .Emma Tausey ...Robert Tausey
January 1 to 15, 1923.
Producer — Chopin Features, Inc.
Footage — 5,000 ft. Distributor — State Rights
Our Opinion
MORAL O’THE PICTURE — Parentage Is a Serious Responsibility.
Cheap Production Has Points of Interest
Although inspired by the George Eliot novel, “Silas Marner,” it must not be expected that the production, “Are the Children to Blame?” is strongly suggestive of that story. The title, which is purely a box office gamble, is not without some connection with the picture, which should serve quite well in cheap localities. The little girl, Em. Gorman, plays the role of Rosalind, a child through whom a ne’er-do-well tries to collect money for her own purposes, with a good deal of promise, but is not well directed on this occasion. The cast is fair and the photography not up to the mark. The story is luridly melodramatic in parts.
STORY OF THE PLAY
George Brown, whose secret wife and her baby have both died, is made to believe by an imposter that the child still lives, and pays money, which is utilized by the woman, while the child is mistreated. The girl, Rosalind, finds a friend in the person of a blacksmith, who is thought to be a miser. In the end it is discovered that Rosalind is truly an orphani and the blacksmith is allowed to keep her.
PROGRAM COPY — “Are the Children to Blame?” — Featuring Em. Gorman
Little Rosalind’s happy disposition found her a friend and a home when adversity threatened to darken her youth. Come and see how an old blacksmith found happiness in the love of a child. Em. Gorman is the star.
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