The Child and the Tramp (1911)
"Reckless" is a tramp through and through. He refuses to become a burglar and leaves his two tramp companions to go their way while he pursues his own. Two years later "Reckless" sees his two tramp friends and learns that they are the Golden Valley Mining Company. Consequently when, on begging at a back door for something to eat in a small town in lower California. "Reckless" is invited in and given dinner and thereby learns that the father of the little family has his entire life's savings invested in the Golden Valley Mining Company; he is somewhat interested. And so, without saying anything, "Reckless" decides to take the situation into his own hands and performs a journey across the country, until he reaches Chicago. Then he gains admittance to the office and finds that his former companions are just about to skip town with the money that they have accumulated. He holds up the one whom he finds in the office and after extracting a signed confession, takes from him the full amount of the investment of the family in California. He then resumes his journey until he arrives at the little town. Even here his tramp nature asserts itself, for he does not boldly come to the front door and proclaim his good deed, but slips in through the window, to find that the news of the collapse of the Gold Mining Company has preceded him and that the little child's birthday party has been spoiled by it. Surprised by the child, he presents her with the ten thousand dollars in bills which he has taken from his old comrade and again slips out through the window, and the story closes with the joy of the parents over the return of their money.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Bannister Merwin | Director |
| Bannister Merwin | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Charles M. Seay | |
| William West | |
| John R. Cumpson | |
| Harold M. Shaw |
