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Little Boy Blue (1916)
Short | 10 min | Short, Drama

Little Boy Blue (1916)

Short | 10 min | Short, Drama

Author Cyril and his wife have lately drifted apart; the difference between them, slight at first, has grown with time, and their little son is the sole link that holds them together. In his indifferent way Cyril is fond of the youngster ...See moreAuthor Cyril and his wife have lately drifted apart; the difference between them, slight at first, has grown with time, and their little son is the sole link that holds them together. In his indifferent way Cyril is fond of the youngster and often rebukes his wife for the scrapes he gets into, which helps widen the breach between them. The boy's constant companions are a little tin soldier and a tin dog. Cyril receives notice from a newspaper syndicate stating that his children's poems are proving very popular and requesting more of his work. That night a tropical rainstorm is raging outside and Cyril is busy working on his poems. Little Boy Blue, awakened by the rain, remembers leaving his two playmates, the soldier and the dog, outside, and slips out into the storm to rescue them. He wipes the rain from them and places them in the closet. Just as he slips into bed the father finds him and sees he is wringing wet. He again rebukes the mother for not watching the child more closely. The trip into the night air is too much for the little fellow, and he becomes very ill and the doctors are unable to save him. After his death, Cyril and his wife separate; he remains in the house while she returns to her parents. Years pass, and the tin dog and soldier wonder what has become of their little playmate, and one night Cyril, rummaging around in the closet, brings the child's little playmates back to light. At the sight of them his indifference breaks down and he is filled with remorse and regret over the attitude he has taken against his wife. On the spur of the moment he composes a verse telling the pathetic story of the deserted soldier and dog. The wife later reads the verse in a paper and her old love returns. She hurries to the house and finds her husband preparing his own meal. She notes how time has ravaged him and rushes toward him. With a glad cry he takes her in his arms, and the little toy soldier and the little tin dog are placed in a conspicuous place to remind them to never let anything come between them again. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Rupert Julian Cyril Cyril See fewer	The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin (1918)
Elsie Jane Wilson Clara Clara See fewer	Oliver Twist (1916)
Baby Clements Little Boy Blue Little Boy Blue See fewer	Little Boy Blue (1916)

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