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The Ne'er-Do-Well and the Baby (1908)

The Ne'er-Do-Well and the Baby poster
Directed by
Lewin Fitzhamon
Genre
silent film
Country
United Kingdom
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A window cleaner takes in a foundling baby from a hospital. The baby's mother works as a nurse there after being saved from suicide.

old-fashionedquietsentimentalslow-pacedsimplemelodramaticrestrained

What happens

The Ne'er-Do-Well and the Baby è un cortometraggio muto del 1908 diretto da Lewin Fitzhamon. Un lavavetri prende un trovatello dall'ospedale dove sua madre, salvata dal suicidio, lavora come infermiera. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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