Short film
His Punishment
1914 · 11 min
A short, earnest silent melodrama that wrings quiet dread and tenderness from a father's fear for his working daughter.
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Howard Davies, Jessalyn Van Trump, Florence Crawford
- Overview
- Day after day, O'Hara watched the roses wither on his daughter Cathleen's cheeks, and his longing to free her from the work and danger of her job intensified when, in the suddenness of fate, an accident on his machine nearly took her away entirely.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Family, parenthood, work, survival
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Howard Davies, Jessalyn Van Trump, Florence Crawford



