Little Kaintuck (1913)
Living in squalor with his mother, "Kaintuck" goes out to earn a few pennies selling newspapers. Mag, his mother, who spends every cent she gets on drink, hastens along the street begging from everyone she meets. A man impatiently pushes her out of his way, causing her to fall back on the pavement and strike her head on the curb. She dies later at the police station. "Kaintuck," a manly little lad of ten, now lonely, not only bitter but sorrowful, starts away through the country as a tramp. A year later he comes to the Cross Roads store and there asks for work to pay for his meal. Hendricks, the kindly, white-haired proprietor, invites the boy to remain. But "Kaintuck" has the wanderer's fever and declines. He starts out again over the mountain roads. He has not gone far, however, when he turns back. He spends the winter with Hendricks, learning from him how to read and write. In the spring, after a long, cold winter, the man and the boy pass happy days together tramping through the woods or angling for fish in nearby waters. They are inseparable companions. But with the warm weather the wanderlust returns and "Kaintuck" has difficulty in restraining himself and in concealing his unrest. One morning "Kaintuck" sees a rough-looking individual sneaking into the store. Grabbing a rifle he saves the store-keeper from a bad beating. Feeling that he has repaid Hendricks for his kindness, "Kaintuck" writes a farewell message and that night starts away towards the mountains. Hendricks is heart-broken when he finds the boy's message, and despairs of ever seeing him again. But the lad has grown very fond of his friend, and when he reaches the great mountain, which, if he passes, will separate him forever from his late home, he stops and debates. He finally turns back. Hendricks meets the boy with open arms. Words cannot express his joy at seeing him, "I know I'd rather stay with you," is all "Kaintuck" says as he takes his pack from his shoulder and the old man clasps him in his arms.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Robert Thornby | Director |
| Margaret P. Montagne | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Paul Willis | |
| Karl Formes | |
| Daisy Eloise Smith |
