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The Little Artist of the Market (1912)
Short | Drama, Short

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The Little Artist of the Market (1912)

Short | Drama, Short

An American architect traveling in Europe with his wife and little son comes upon an Italian artist painting on the Riviera. Little Joe, the artist's son, is lying beside him, drawing on a piece of paper. While admiring the artist's work, ...See moreAn American architect traveling in Europe with his wife and little son comes upon an Italian artist painting on the Riviera. Little Joe, the artist's son, is lying beside him, drawing on a piece of paper. While admiring the artist's work, the architect's eye falls upon the drawing of the boy; he is struck by the lad's unusual talent, which is along the lines of architectural drawing. A year later, the artist has died and little Joe is brought to New York at the request of his only living relative, an uncle who is a fruit dealer. He and his wife mistreat the little orphan, force him to sleep in the cellar, and barely half-feed him. The boy's inherent artistic tendencies cause him to make drawings on all the available fruit boxes at the stand, using the charcoal from the uncle's peanut-roaster as a crayon and drawing the designs from his recollection of the old buildings in Italy. Joe's only friend is Rowdy, a stray dog he has befriended; unknown to his uncle he shares his miserable quarters and meager food supply with him. The American architect has returned from Europe, distraught over his little son's death, thus unable to get an inspiration for the plans of an exposition building upon which he is bidding. The idea of which he is in search finally comes through seeing one of little Joe's drawings on an orange box delivered by a peddler. He searches for the person who made the drawing and is rewarded by finding little Joe in the cellar, ill, with Rowdy as his only companion. He arranges with the sordid uncle to adopt the boy, dog and all. While Joe is convalescing, the grateful architect asks the boy his greatest wish. After thinking, little Joe draws a picture of a dog house for his canine friend. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Emmett Tansey Joe - The Little Artist Joe - The Little Artist See fewer	Badman's Gold (1951)
George Lessey The American Architect The American Architect See fewer	The Corsican Brothers (1915)
Miriam Nesbitt The Architect's Wife The Architect's Wife See fewer	The Declaration of Independence (I) (1911)
Yale Boss The Architect's Son The Architect's Son See fewer	The Ransom of Red Chief (1911)
Bigelow Cooper The Little Artist's Uncle The Little Artist's Uncle See fewer	Vanity Fair (1915)
Louise Sydmeth The Little Artist's Aunt The Little Artist's Aunt See fewer	Soul-Fire (1925)
Bliss Milford The Maid The Maid See fewer	Martin Chuzzlewit (1912)
Rowdy the Dog Rowdy the Dog Rowdy the Dog See fewer	Rowdy Comes Home (1912)