The Child Stealers of Paris (1913)

King, an American, is separated from his wife. Later a child is born unknown to him. Years pass. We find him a successful stock manipulator on the Paris stock exchange. The wife, with her child, is visiting in France. The child is lost in one of the parks. She is kidnapped and is sold to an unscrupulous Fagin, who forces the child into the street as a beggar. She is found by her father, who, unaware of her identity, gives her a home and becomes greatly attached to her. Later the mother finds her child playing in the gardens of her husband. She attempts to take the child away with her immediately, but the child insists that her mother first see her benefactor. The man and wife come face to face and are reconciled.

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Summary Details
Running Time11 min
GenresDrama Short