Country: United
States
Language:
English
Director: Edwin
S. Porter
Writers: Robert
Hilliard (play), Edwin Holland (play)
Release Date:
December 1904 (USA)
Filming
Locations: New York City, New York, USA
Production Co:
Edison Manufacturing Company
Sound Mix:
Silent
Color: Black and
White
Plot Keywords:
Discouragement | Punctuation In Title | Employment Discrimination | Ex Convict
| Sick Child | Rescue Of Child | Based On Play
Genres: Drama |
Short
A former
convict, now released from prison, is determined to support his wife and child.
But with no references, and a past that can be used against him, he has little
success in finding work. Even amidst his discouragement, on one occasion he
bravely saves a young girl from being run over. But when his luck continues to
be bad, he gradually becomes desperate, and he begins to wonder if he may need
to return to his old ways after all.
Connections
Featured in
Edison: The Invention of the Movies (2005) (Video) - The entire film is
included on the DVD
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