The Village Blacksmith (1913)
Mrs. Newton, regardless of her great wealth, leads an idle, useless life, and, at thirty-five, finds little pleasure or joy in living. Her seven-year-old daughter, Blanche, is given over to the care of nurses, and the mother sees her but seldom. One afternoon, as Mrs. Newton is idly reading, Blanche comes happily from school with a note for her mother. The children of Blanche's school have formed a Helping Hand Society for making provision for the children of the poor, and the mothers of the school children are asked to join the society and personally assist in the work. Mrs. Newton tells her daughter she cannot be worried with such affairs and little Blanche goes away in tears. Resuming her reading, her glance accidentally rests upon the poem, "The Village Blacksmith," and Mrs. Newton realizes, as she visualizes the poem, that her life is tiresome because it is useless. She regrets her unwillingness to help her little daughter in her society, and hurries to the nursery to retract her refusal. Blanche is found, ready for bed, and is in tears, the nurse attempting to console her. Sending the nurse away, Mrs. Newton puts Blanche to bed and makes her happy by a promise to join the society. Blanche falls asleep contentedly upon her mother's shoulder, and as a last vision of the blacksmith appears before her, Mrs. Newton realizes the import of the words: "Something attempted, something done. He has earned a night's repose."
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GenresDrama
Short
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Harry A. Pollard | Director |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | Writer |
| Pat Powers | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Harry A. Pollard | |
| Marie Walcamp | |
| Joe Mattice | |
| Antrim Short |
