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Nobody’s Boy
(1913) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: Clarence Jonstone (Clarence Johnson) [Bobby], Adrienne Kroell [Mrs. Lane], Rose Evans [Mrs. Parker]
The Selig Polyscope Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by J. Edward Hungerford. / Released 20 February 1913; in a split-reel with The Yosemite Valley in Winter (1913). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Little “Bobby,” a ragged but good-hearted newsboy, is left an orphan by the death of his mother. Mrs. Lane, a rich society woman, loses her boy about the same time. She mourns the loss of her child and spends much of her time at his grave. One day, while at the cemetery, she meets “Bobby” who is crying over the grave of his mother. Mrs. Lane questions the child, learns his story, and adopts him. “Bobby” becomes a model child, but one day, chancing to meet some other boys in play, he falls from grace by soiling his new clothes. Mrs. Lane reprimands him and sends him to his room. “Bobby” misunderstands the motive and decides to run away. He sneaks out of the house and goes to the grave of his mother. There he finds his foster-mother, Mrs. Lane, in the act of placing flowers on his own mother’s grave. Unseen by her, the child hurries home and resolves to be the bestest boy in all the world thereafter.
Reviews: [The Moving Picture World, 8 March 1913, page ?] A picture with some very pretty scenes. Its object is a subdued sentiment that pleases; but the story is of the slightest. Pretty Adrienne Kroell in the lead as the childless mother who adopts a motherless boy, and the good photography of the interiors bring out its meaning and makes the offering valuable.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 1 June 2024.
References: Lahue-Selig p. 137 : Website-IMDb.
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