A Little Madonna (1914)
Terrorized by her drunken, brutal father Guido, Marie receives assurance from her dying mother that the Madonna will always protect her. Just after the mother expires, the father reels in, too drunk to realize that she is dead; finding the whiskey bottle empty, he abuses Marie. She appeals to the images the Madonna, and Guido smashes it in a frenzy of rage. Horrified at the sacrilege, Marie screams, bringing in the neighbors, among them Paul Langrois, a young artist and curio-lover. Paul's sympathy is aroused and he adopts her. Later, her father, ignorant of her whereabouts, sees Paul purchase an expensive silver image of the Madonna. Determined to steal the statue, he follows Paul home, planning to return that night and get it. The little statue is put in a prominent place by the worshipful Marie. Paul conceives the idea of painting a picture of the Madonna. He sends for a professional model, while she is donning her costume, he is called away on urgent business and tells her to wait, as he will return shortly. However, he is delayed until dark and the model falls asleep in the dressing room. While Marie is performing her usual devotions before the Madonna, Guido pries open the window and stealthily enters. Marie hears him and as he is about to take the silver Madonna, she grabs his arm with a scream. The door is flung wide and the model, awakened by the scream, stands in her Madonna robes in a blaze of light. Filled with superstitious terror, the awestruck man rushes from the place. Marie at first thinks it is the Madonna herself and kneels reverently. The model lifts her up and explains who she is, sympathetically assuring the child that she need not fear. Marie feels sure that her mother's words have come true and gratefully offers up a little prayer for her safe deliverance.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Ulysses Davis | Director |
| William Pigott | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Patricia Palmer | |
| William Desmond Taylor | |
| Jane Novak | |
| Charles Bennett |
