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  • The Parachute Maker (1912)
  • Short | Drama, Short
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The Parachute Maker (1912)
Short | Drama, Short
A man in a balloon factory has a sick child. When the works close down indefinitely he is in very dire straits; finally he steals a loaf of bread for his starving family, is arrested and sent to Jail. In the jail he receives a note from ...See moreA man in a balloon factory has a sick child. When the works close down indefinitely he is in very dire straits; finally he steals a loaf of bread for his starving family, is arrested and sent to Jail. In the jail he receives a note from his wife saying that the little girl is dying. In a desperate effort to escape, the prisoner makes a parachute out of cloth stolen from the prison tailoring shop and leaps from the roof and is carried into a field nearby and from there reaches home in time to see his daughter before she dies. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated May 11, 1912
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May 11, 1912 (United States)

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