Filial Love
| Filial Love | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Étienne Arnaud |
| Produced by | Eclair American |
| Starring | Barbara Tennant Lamar Johnstone |
| Distributed by | Universal Film Manufacturing Company |
Release date |
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Running time | two reels |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent; English titles |
Filial Love is a 1912 silent short film directed by Étienne Arnaud[1] and starring Barbara Tennant and Lamar Johnstone. It was produced by the Éclair Company.[2][3]
The film had 2 reels.[4]
Plot
A young boy goes to Washington, where his father was jailed, and tries to help him.
Cast
- Barbara Tennant as The Mother
- Lamar Johnstone as Accused Father
- Clara Horton as Child
Preservation
A print is preserved at The Library of Congress.[5]
Reception
Les Cahiers de la Cinémathèque praised the production and indicated the short offered splendid views of Pittsburgh and Washington.[6]
Legacy
The film was screened in the Cinémathèque française in 2007 as part of an Éclair film retrospective.[7]
References
- ^ Rège, Philippe (2009-12-11). Encyclopedia of French Film Directors (in French). Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN 978-0-8108-6939-4.
- ^ Filial Love at silentera.com
- ^ Braff, Richard E. (2009-09-23). The Universal Silents: A Filmography of the Universal Motion Picture Manufacturing Company, 1912–1929. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0685-9.
- ^ Griffithiana. Cineteca D.W. Griffith. 1992.
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress(<-book title) p.57 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
- ^ Les Cahiers de la cinémathèque (in French). Amis du cinéma de Perpignan et Confrontation. 1992.
- ^ https://www.afcinema.com/IMG/pdf/7/b/4/dossier-presse-Eclair.pdf
External links
- Filial Love at IMDb.com