The Old Curiosity Shop (1911)

Directed by

Barry O'Neil

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

10 min

Rated

NR

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A grandfather's gambling addiction plunges him and his granddaughter into poverty. The story follows the consequences of his actions, which ultimately lead to the girl's death.

silent-eratragicmelancholicstarksentimentalslow-pacedsomberrestrained

What happens

The Old Curiosity Shop is a 1911 American silent short drama film produced by the Thanhouser Company. The film is an adaptation of the 1841 novel The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens that was limited to the time constrictions of the single reel format. The film focuses on the grandfather who gambles into poverty and the consequences which eventually claim the life of Little Nell. Its survival and attribution as a Thanhouser film was noted by Kamilla Elliott in her 2003 book Rethinking the Novel/Film Debate under the title Little Nell. In 2012, the work was confirmed to be a Thanhouser production at the Pordenone Silent Film Festival. The identification of the film as Little Nell arose due to head of the film having been lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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