Little Nell's Tobacco (1910)
Grandpa Turner lived happily with his daughter Ella and her husband, Robert Fuller. Little Nell, his grandchild, was his inseparable companion, the love between them being touching and beautiful. Ella is finally taken sick and dies, and after a short lapse of time, Robert Fuller marries again. The new wife is a hard hearted young creature, who makes things very unpleasant for Grandpa and Nell, but especially for Grandpa. She deeply resents the fact that he, the first wife's father, is allowed to remain under the same roof with herself. She begins her persecutions by forbidding him to smoke and taking his pipe and tobacco away from him, throws them out of the window. As soon as her stepmother leaves the house with her father, Nell, her grandfather's little champion, climbs out of the window and finding his smoking outfit, returns it to him and he enjoys another smoke. But, alas, the stepmother returns and catching him a second time, she takes the pipe and tobacco and throws them in the stove. She then orders him to go up to an attic room and remain there. After the old man has tottered up the stairs, the husband and wife sit down and enjoy themselves, the former taking out a cigarette, which the wife lights for him. In the meantime, little Nell, gets down her little hoard of pennies and going to the grocery store, buys Grandpa a nice big paper of tobacco and returning with it, presents it to him, much to his delight. But the excitement and exertion, coupled with the harsh treatment, have been too much for the enfeebled old man's heart and he suddenly sinks back in his chair and his spirit goes to join his daughter. Nell rushes downstairs and informs her father and stepmother of the sad occurrence and they hastily run upstairs and behold the terrible result of their heartlessness. And then the new wife suffers the pangs of remorse, while the husband sees her at last in her true colors. The next day, poor little Nell sorrowfully returns the tobacco to the grocer, "'Cause Grandpa'll need it no more." Later, she is seen plucking flowers and decorating his grave, while she meditates upon what she will do to her father when he grows old and feeble,
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GenresDrama
Short
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Thomas H. Ince | Director |
| Thomas H. Ince | Writer |
| Carl Laemmle | Producer |
| Tony Gaudio | Cinematographer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Mary Pickford | |
| Hayward Mack |
