A Son's Ingratitude
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The situation convinces our feeling
King Lear gave his fortune away to daughters; in this film the father gives his to a son. A panic on the exchange strips him of all he has left and he appeals in vain to his son for financial aid to help him tide over the difficulty. Penniless, he feels the gnaw of hunger and his son, in the midst of luxury, will not help him. But remorse haunts the son for his hardness, and he takes his father in in time to ease his last moments, so it seems; but the old man recovers and, in contrition, the son returns all the money his father had given him. The situation convinces our feeling, while our experience denies its probability. The producer has understood this weakness and very carefully provided against it. The acting is very good; the story is clear and smooth; the photography is clear and full of atmosphere. We fear to call it a strong feature; it is nearly one, and it surely is a desirable filler. - The Moving Picture World, April 27, 1912
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