How God Came to Sonny Boy (1914)
Struggling to earn a living, artist Roger Vibrat receives an order to paint an enlargement of a portrait; the money will be paid on delivery of the picture. He has no canvas the required size and no money to buy one. He tries in vain to get credit; no one will lend money to a poor artist. It is the day before Christmas. Sonny Boy, his little child, while showing pictures in a book to his mother who is ill in bed, comes across a Sunday-school card with the text, "I will not leave you comfortless. I will come to you." His mother explains to him the meaning of the text. When his father returns home downcast, Sonny shows him the card; pointing to the words with his little finger, tells him that they are true. Roger braces up: he goes out and pawns his overcoat and buys an old canvas. While cleaning it, he discovers the signature of a famous artist on it; wild with excitement he keeps cleaning it and beings to light a famous painting. He rushes out with it and shows it to a dealer, who gives him $5000 for it. He buys food, toys, and flowers for his family, and when he returns home with his arms laden with the gifts, Sonny, wild with joy, runs up to him and says, "I knew God would come."
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Burton L. King | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| William Desmond Taylor | |
| Anne Schaefer | |
| Buddy Harris |
