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  • A Child's Prayer (1912)
  • Short | Drama, Short
A Child's Prayer (1912)
Short | Drama, Short
The opening scene shows John Deveraux and his little motherless girl, at the grave of his dead wife. A similar scene is taking place miles away in the desert, where Bart King, his arm around his motherless boy's shoulders, kneels in silent...See moreThe opening scene shows John Deveraux and his little motherless girl, at the grave of his dead wife. A similar scene is taking place miles away in the desert, where Bart King, his arm around his motherless boy's shoulders, kneels in silent prayer beside the fresh grave, crudely ornamented by a wooden cross, which contains all that is mortal of his wife. Sad at heart, each goes his way with a motherless child. The millionaire cattle king to his palatial home in Tucson; King to resume his weary passage across the desert in search of a homestead. A month passes. Deveraux has engaged a governess to attend to the education of his little girl and while shy at first, the child has gradually succumbed to the kindly advances of the governess and her sorrow for the lost mother is getting less and less. King has pre-empted a homestead near Tucson and made his permanent camp. Dick Morris, foreman of Deveraux's ranch, comes across King's camp one day and warns him that he is upon ground belonging to Deveraux. This King denies and refuses to vacate. Morris thereupon tells King he shall have three days within which to leave, and if he is still there at the end of that time, he will be thrown off. Morris then sends a note to Mr. Deveraux, telling of the situation and asking for instructions. Enraged at the squatter's presumption, Deveraux arms himself and starts in person to evict him. Stopping in his little daughter's room to bid her good-bye, he finds the child at the governess' knee repeating the Lord's Prayer. Much touched, he kisses his little one and departs. Arriving at the ranch, he leads his men to the squatter's camp. Just as they are about to enter the tent, he is stopped by the sound of a childish voice repeating the Lord's Prayer. His sympathies aroused by thoughts of his own motherless little one, Deveraux calls King outside the tent and presents him with the land he claimed. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Siegmund Lubin
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Updated Jul 4, 1912
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Jul 4, 1912 (United States)

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5 cast members
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Richard Wangermann
John Devereaux - the Westerner (as Richard Wangeman) John Devereaux - the Westerner (as Richard Wangeman)   See fewer
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Burton L. King
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Priscilla Casperson's primary photo
Priscilla Casperson
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Charles Howe
The King Boy - a Child (as John Casperson) The King Boy - a Child (as John Casperson)   See fewer
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Richard Morris
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