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Captain Barnacle's Waif

1912 · 92 min

A gentle, old-fashioned moral tale of a stray boy given shelter and a second chance.

Directed by
Van Dyke Brooke
Starring
Norma Talmadge, Van Dyke Brooke, Paul Kelly
Overview
Tommy is bright and good-looking and he attracts the notice of a lady in a London slumming party. While she is talking to him, he steals her watch and chain. The loss is discovered and the police get on Tommy's track. A pal warns him. He pawns the watch and gets out of London. Wandering off into the country he is met by a tramp who, seeing him count over the money, takes it from him and knocks him down. He is left half dead beside the road. Captain Barnacle and Bunce, driving home from the village, find the waif and Barnacle takes him home. Ruth bandages his wounds and gives him food and they let him sleep on a couch in the kitchen. He attempts to steal some old silver of the captain's. He is discovered and the captain is going to cast him out, when Ruth pleads for him and the captain resolves to give him another chance.

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Directed by
Van Dyke Brooke
Starring
Norma Talmadge, Van Dyke Brooke, Paul Kelly
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    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • redemption
    • class
    • crime
    • guilt
    • family
    Places
    • countryside
    • big city
    • single country house
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
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    None
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    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

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    Directed by
    Van Dyke Brooke
    Starring
    Norma Talmadge, Van Dyke Brooke, Paul Kelly
    Runtime
    92 min
    Country
    Denmark

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