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  • Just a Boy (1912)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
Just a Boy (1912)
Short | Short, Comedy
Having lost her child, Mrs. Armstrong is inconsolably and endures an aimless existence. Even her devoted husband, who pays her constant attention, cannot take her out of that phlegmatic mood. One day she comes upon a policeman in the act ...See moreHaving lost her child, Mrs. Armstrong is inconsolably and endures an aimless existence. Even her devoted husband, who pays her constant attention, cannot take her out of that phlegmatic mood. One day she comes upon a policeman in the act of arresting a street urchin who delights in street sports such as dice-throwing, leapfrog, and banana swiping from the "Ginny's" fruit stand. He is a wild boy, born and bred to the streets. The boy loves dirt and delights in mud. She rescues the waif from the arms of the law and tries to bring him up as she would have brought up her little boy, had he lived. She tries to make the boy comfortable and happy and she almost succeeds, but the boy meets on the street some of his former associates and they revile him with jeers and call him "Sissy," and mock at his fine clothes. The boy goes back home to his fine room. He is thoughtful and morose. He has not been comfortable in tight shoes and clean linen. He longed for his rags and his old pals of the corners and the docks. With an air of determination he decides to go back to his former life, that care-free existence of the streets. He answers the call of the wild. He is just a boy. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated May 31, 1912
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May 31, 1912 (United States)

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