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The Blind Boy
(1908) United States of America
B&W : One reel / 855 feet
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: (unknown)
S. Lubin production; distributed by S. Lubin. / © 22 January 1908 by Siegmund Lubin [H105388]. Released 1 February 1908. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [From Lubin promotional materials] A father on his death bed makes his will — leaving his estate to his youngest child — a boy — blind from birth — and disinheriting his elder brother, leaving him the nominal sum of one dollar. The “ne’er do well” has his blind brother kidnapped, and taken to an old rookery — where he is shamefully treated — but manages to escape. In his sightless condition, he stumbles along over an unfamiliar path, eventually falling over a precipice. He is picked up unconscious by a poor fisherman who takes him to his humble cabin where he is attended. The officers are put on the track of the kidnappers who have been observed by an amateur photographer as they were carrying the child away and who accidentally received the tell tale evidence through his camera. The elder brother has altered the will after stealing it, making himself the successful legatee — and is enjoying his brother’s estate, but the officers finally track him and his wicked associates to a low groggery where they are led off handcuffed. The poor little blind orphan is providentially protected and restored to his home and position.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 31 May 2014.
References: Website-AFI.
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