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Released
1909 · FILM

The Little Darling

Directed by
Written by
Color
Black & White
Runtime
2 min
Comedy

Synopsis

This might be termed a comedy of errors, as the overzealousness of a group of well-meaning but simple individuals leads them into an awkward and embarrassing situation. Lillie Green, who runs a boarding house, receives a letter from her old school friend, Polly Brown, whom she has not seen in years. Polly informs Lillie that she has never introduced her young daughter to her and will be sending the child for a short visit, asking that someone meet her on the 3:40 train. Lillie's boarders are a group of kind-hearted bachelors who immediately decide to give the "Little Darling" a memorable visit, purchasing a collection of toys and even securing a baby carriage to use when meeting the child at the station. Their embarrassment is considerable when they discover that Tootsie is not a baby, but a striking young woman of seventeen, whose interests lie more in garden gates, shady lanes, and quiet nooks than in toys. (Moving Picture World)

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Principal cast & crew: 12

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Shot by G W Bitzer

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