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Joy and the Dragon (1916)

Joy and the Dragon poster
Directed by
Henry King
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent drama from 1916. A man and a little girl share a story.

slowquietsimplesentimentalearly cinemafamily centeredheartfeltinnocent

What happens

Joy and the Dragon is a surviving 1916 silent film directed by Henry King and starring himself and 'Baby' Marie Osborne. It was produced at the Balboa Amusement Producing Company and distributed by the Pathé Exchange. Copies survive in London (BFI) and Valencia, Spain (Instituto Valenciano De Cinematografia). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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