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The Lost Child (1914)
Short | Short, Comedy
Starting homeward from their year-long wedding trip, James and Kate Fuller fall asleep in the waiting train. In a home in the city a baby arrives; the still-little big brother strongly objects and decides to get rid of him. He takes him to...See moreStarting homeward from their year-long wedding trip, James and Kate Fuller fall asleep in the waiting train. In a home in the city a baby arrives; the still-little big brother strongly objects and decides to get rid of him. He takes him to the railroad station. Seeing James and Kate asleep in the train, the boy puts the baby on Kate's lap and is home and undressed for bed before the baby is missed. He leaves the front door ajar to mislead their nurse. Soon after, Papa Potter discovers that the baby is gone, sees the slightly-open door, and thinks the baby has been kidnapped. He calls the police, who start a search. The train is on its way. Kate awakens, is puzzled and awakens James, showing him the baby. James pushes the baby away, showing his dislike for children. Kate is pained. Arriving at their destination, James tries to persuade Kate to leave the baby in the station, but she refuses. Soon after they arrive home, friends call. Fearing the friends will think that the baby is theirs, James hides him. All is well until the baby cries and the visitors look for an explanation. James pretends to go investigate, and quiets the baby with sugar tied in a rag and tells the guests they heard a cat. More friends come in, surprising James and Kate. Fearing the guests will discover the child, James tries to get rid of it by leaving him on the porch of another house. He is seen and recognized by people passing, who return the baby to Kate just as she is about to pass wine to the guests. All is confusion and the guests crowd around Kate and baby, saying, "How much he looks like his daddy." James is annoyed, the guests drink to the health of James, Jr., but James refuses to drink with them. Next morning James sees headlines in the paper. "Mr. and Mrs. James Fuller Return Home From Honeymoon with James Jr." James angrily hands Kate the paper. Kate reading, sees other headlines, "Boy Confesses. After Vain Search for Baby." Both are relieved. James telegraphs baby's father and soon receives a reply that he is on his way. The messenger boy has read papers also and boldly laughs at James and Kate. Friends come next evening on Kate's invitation to see the baby christened. James Potter, the baby's father, arrives. Guests are puzzled until James introduces him. After hearing how the guests thought the baby was James' and Kate's, Potter completes the joke by having the baby christened "James Jr.," with James Fuller as godfather. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Joseph W. Smiley
Writer
Helena Moore (story)
Producer
Siegmund Lubin
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Updated Feb 24, 1914
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Feb 24, 1914 (United States)

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