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  • A Child's Influence (1912)
  • Short | Drama, Short
A Child's Influence (1912)
Short | Drama, Short
Godfrey Clark, his charming wife, and their pretty little daughter were impatiently awaiting the coming of his college chum Andrea Sarto. Geoffrey meets Andrea at the station and they two men show their delight at being reunited. On being ...See moreGodfrey Clark, his charming wife, and their pretty little daughter were impatiently awaiting the coming of his college chum Andrea Sarto. Geoffrey meets Andrea at the station and they two men show their delight at being reunited. On being introduced to Mrs. Clark, Andrea is immediately attracted to the fascinating woman, and while an honorable man would have resisted the temptation, he seeks every opportunity to be with her. Clark, who is a civil engineer, is unexpectedly ordered to report for work in a distant part of the country. He regrets parting with his friend, but has no hesitancy in leaving him with his wife and child. Andrea now proceeds to make good use of his time and even goes so far as to intercept a letter from Godfrey to his wife and forges one to take its place, which duly reaches her. This forged letter announces to the wife that her husband had gone away with another woman. Mrs. Clark is both heartbroken and mortified, and Andrea realizing this is his opportunity renews his suit with vigor. He might have succeeded with the tortured woman had it not been for an accident to her little girl, who fell from the window in the delight at seeing the form of her father in the distance. The eloping wife was called back at the supreme moment by a maid, who reported the accident to her. Mother-love triumphed over jealousy and she returned to the house. Meanwhile her admirer while awaiting her coming was thrown from his horse and killed. So when the civil engineer reached home it was to discover that his little daughter was not very seriously injured and to be greeted with unusual warmth by his wife, who in telling him of his friend's death kept the secret of that friend's attempted dishonor. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Carl Laemmle
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Updated Jun 27, 1912
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Jun 27, 1912 (United States)

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King Baggot
Godfrey Clark Godfrey Clark   See fewer
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Jane Fearnley
Mrs. Clark Mrs. Clark   See fewer
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William E. Shay
Andron Sarto Andron Sarto   See fewer
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