A Child's Impulse

19101910
17m

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Mary Pickford in A Child's Impulse (1910)

Short Drama

Mrs. Thurston, a socially ambitious widow, is holding one of her famous Bohemian parties. To these functions are invited the leading lights of the several professions, actors, artists, music... Read allMrs. Thurston, a socially ambitious widow, is holding one of her famous Bohemian parties. To these functions are invited the leading lights of the several professions, actors, artists, musicians, etc. Surrounded by these men and women of art and letters, she was at first entertai... Read allMrs. Thurston, a socially ambitious widow, is holding one of her famous Bohemian parties. To these functions are invited the leading lights of the several professions, actors, artists, musicians, etc. Surrounded by these men and women of art and letters, she was at first entertained, but they soon palled and bored. On this evening in particular, she is especially poss... Read all

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6/10

The Vamp

Vivian Prescott entrances Charles West despite the warnings of his friends, and he asks her to marry him. When he discovers her in the arms of another man, he is heartbroken, and goes with his friend to the countryside to forget. There he meets charming Mary Pickford, and he realizes that she represents a better form of love. Miss Prescott, however, wants the rich West, and so pursues him to the country to renew her hold upon him.

I'm not particularly fond of the story, which is rather simplistic, but it is well directed, well acted, and the print I just looked at on the Niles Museum site is in perfect shape, newly drawn from the Library of Congress's Paper Print collection; its wonderful condition really shows off the wonderful dimensionality of cameraman Billy Bitzer work. It also is a very early example of the vamp in the movies.

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