La loi du pardon

Father comes home to discover mother writing a letter to her lover. Despite the entreaties of their daughter, he obtains a separation and custody. When their girl falls deathly ill, however, the mother sneaks back to tend her stricken child.

This early Albert Capellani short is a typically sentimental piece, with simple camera set-ups and mostly shotn obvious sets -- although there are two scenes shot outside. The acting is extravagantly broad and the best that can be said of it is that it is an actual story and that Capellani's handling of story, camera and actors would improve.