Sweet and Low
Sweet and Low is a 1914 American silent short drama film starring William Garwood, Harry von Meter, and Vivian Rich, directed by Sydney Ayres, and released by Mutual Film Corporation on October 28, 1914. The film is based upon the 1850 poem Lullaby/Sweet and Low by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
Plot
Sad, lonely and unhappy, an old man sits in a city park, thinking about the past. A little girl comes up to him and takes his hand, asking him what is making him so sad. The child reminds him of his own lost little girl and the times of the past begin to flow through his memory. He had a happy life with a loving wife and baby daughter. But he wanted to give them more, so he headed West to the gold fields. The work was long and hard; he was able to keep going with the thought of what he could do for his wife and child. As he worked, he often recalled his wife singing Sweet and Low to their small daughter. After he had made his fortune, he headed home to his loved ones. When he arrived there, he found that his wife had died; his young daughter was considered orphaned after her death and was sent for adoption. He tried in vain to locate his daughter.
More details
| author | Alfred, Lord Tennyson |
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| director | Sydney Ayres |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | city park little girls love old man orphan park bench sing the park bench think understand want wife and child young daughter |
| publisher | Mutual Film |
| theme | short |