This is NOT the first anti-Gypsy film I saw by D. W. Griffith. It seems that in addition to hating Blacks, Griffith wasn't very partial to Gypsies and portrayed them as lying thieves in his films. In one case, it involved a lying fortune-teller that was trying to climb inside Mary Pickford's dress in WHAT THE DAISY SAID, and in this case, it involves evil Gypsies trying to kidnap our kids!!! Wow.
The story begins with a Gypsy attacking some people. Why? I dunno. But after getting a thrashing, he steals a family's kid and stuffs her into a barrel. So far, the movie is bad. But, once she's in the barrel, the movie gets pretty funny--but I doubt if that was necessarily the intention. Either way, it's a short and interesting historical curio.
The story begins with a Gypsy attacking some people. Why? I dunno. But after getting a thrashing, he steals a family's kid and stuffs her into a barrel. So far, the movie is bad. But, once she's in the barrel, the movie gets pretty funny--but I doubt if that was necessarily the intention. Either way, it's a short and interesting historical curio.