The Foundling (1916)
- Directed by
- John B. O'Brien
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 54 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
An orphaned child tries to find a place in the world. The story follows the child's struggles and connections with people met along the way.
poignantmelancholicold-fashionedtenderquietbittersweetgentleearnest
What happens
The Foundling is a 1916 silent film directed by John B. O'Brien. The film is a remake of the lost film The Foundling and serves as its replacement, as the 1915 Allan Dwan directed version was destroyed in the nitrate fire at Famous Players September 11, 1915. A print of this film still exists. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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