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The Child Thou Gavest Me
(1914) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: Charles H. West (Charles West) [John Graham], Claire McDowell [Mrs. Graham], Henry A. Barrows [Robert Morris], Kate Bruce [Mrs. Morris]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 16 November 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? John Graham, a young sailor, longs for a child of his own. At last a girl is born to him and his wife, and at the same time the wife of his friend, Robert Morris, also gives birth to a girl. While the men are away, Mrs. Morris dies, Mrs. Graham attending her in her last moments. Turning from the death bed, she finds her own baby dead. Frantic lest she lose her husband’s love, she places the dead with the dead. Then her husband comes back from the sea bearing news which changes the currents of their lives and marks the unfolding of a drama remarkable for the haunting quality of its scenes.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 8 April 2020.
References: Spehr-American p. 1 : Website-IMDb.
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