The Influence of a Child (1913)

Directed by

Edmund Lawrence

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A burglar brings a friend to help rob a local saloon. The robbery goes wrong and turns into a catastrophe.

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What happens

The Influence of a Child is a 1913 film featuring Noah Beery, Marie Falls, David Galley, Adelaide Lawrence, and Stephen Purdee. This extremely early short drama is notable as the first screen appearance of Noah Beery Sr., who portrays a burglar who takes a friend along to assist him in the robbery of a local saloon, which soon becomes a catastrophe. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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