A Child's Stratagem
Mrs. Walton wilfully and mistakenly presumes that her husband is unfaithful, and demands a divorce. Devastated by the impending breakup of her home, the Waltons’ little daughter plots to reunite her parents by pretending to be a kidnapping victim. Her absence causes such consternation in the household that her parents do indeed reconcile when she returns home after some misadventures.
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| Year | 1910 |
| Director | D.W. Griffith |
| Runtime | 17 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 3.5/10 (1 votes) |
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The film constructs its drama through a child's perspective, where a naive stratagem becomes the sole response to adult strife. It relies on the contrast between the girl's feigned distress and her parents' genuine terror.
What lingers after the viewing is a touching, if straightforward, moral tale about the fragility of the domestic sphere, where narrative simplicity is redeemed by its emotional core. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: D.W. Griffith
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With a cup of tea on a quiet evening, for admirers of early silent melodrama.
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