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  • The Back Window (1912)
  • Short | Short, Comedy, Drama
The Back Window (1912)
Short | Short, Comedy, Drama
Harry and May McCloskey, a young married couple, go on a visit to friends. The friends are the happy parents of a lovely baby, and while the visitors are in the house, they pet and fondle the baby until it becomes tiresome to the young ...See moreHarry and May McCloskey, a young married couple, go on a visit to friends. The friends are the happy parents of a lovely baby, and while the visitors are in the house, they pet and fondle the baby until it becomes tiresome to the young people. When they get home they promise never to have anything like that. Three years later they are unhappy, but don't know it is the sound of children in the house that they want. The door between the rooms of the couple is closed. Out of their window they each become interested in the backyard adjoining. In the yard they see an Italian couple, the man is working with his flowers, and the wife is hanging clothes on the line. One day they miss the couple of the yard, and they are both much worried. For several days they watch the yard, and one day they see a colored mammy bang some tiny garments on the line. Harry and May (unknown to each other) decide to buy something for the baby of the Italians. Harry goes to a toy store and buys a rattle. May buys a baby dress. Harry gets home first and unwraps his package and lays it on the table and goes out of the house. His wife comes home, and unwraps her package and lays it on her table. She looks at her husband's door and slowly opens it. She is afraid he will come and surprise her, and locks the door leading into the hall. She sees the rattle on the table, takes it and holds it up and goes to the window. While she is standing there, Harry tries to come in, but finding his door locked, he goes through her room, sees the little dress on the table and picks it up and starts to his room. May meets him and holds the rattle behind her, he holding the dress behind him. They each hold them out to the other. They read a world of understanding in each other's eyes as he takes her to his arms. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Siegmund Lubin
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Updated Jul 6, 1912
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Jul 6, 1912 (United States)

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