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The Baby and the Stork

1912 · 18 min

A gentle, simple silent-era curiosity: a small boy's jealous errand plays out with innocent charm and a touch of mischief.

Directed by
D.W. Griffith
Starring
Edna Foster, Charles Hill Mailes, Claire McDowell
Overview
Bobby is jealous of the new baby, so he takes it to the zoo and tries to return it to the stork.

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Directed by
D.W. Griffith
Starring
Edna Foster, Charles Hill Mailes, Claire McDowell
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • coming-of-age
  • love
Places
  • home
  • big city
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period
Audience
family
Form
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Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism6
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Details

Directed by
D.W. Griffith
Starring
Edna Foster, Charles Hill Mailes, Claire McDowell, Kate Bruce, Charles West, Grace Henderson, Dorothy Bernard, William Bechtel
Runtime
18 min
Languages
No Language

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