The Little Darling - 1909

This might be termed a comedy of errors, for the overzealousness of a lot of good-hearted simple folks places them in a rather embarrassing position. Lillie Green, who keeps a boarding house, receives a letter from her old school chum, Polly Brown, whom sin hasn't seen in years, to the effect that as Lillie has never seen her little darling daughter, she will send her for a few days' visit, asking that someone meet the child at the 3:40 train. Lillie's boarders are a bunch of kind-hearted bachelors, who at once prepare to give the "Little Darling" the time of her life, buying a load of toys, etc., for her amusement, also procuring a baby carriage with which to meet her at the train. You may imagine their embarrassment when they find that Tootsie, instead of being a baby, proves to be a handsome young lady of seventeen, whose tastes run rather to garden gates, shady lanes and quiet nooks, than toys. (Moving Picture World)

2min
1909
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating4.5/10

Cast

Mary Pickford profile pictureMary PickfordLittle Darling
Mack Sennett profile pictureMack SennettIn Boarding House
Billy Quirk profile pictureBilly QuirkIn Boarding House
Arthur V. Johnson profile pictureArthur V. JohnsonIn Boarding House
Owen Moore profile pictureOwen MooreIn Boarding House
Henry B. Walthall profile pictureHenry B. WalthallIn Boarding House
Charles Avery profile pictureCharles AveryIn Boarding House

About The Little Darling

The Little Darling Overview

This might be termed a comedy of errors, for the overzealousness of a lot of good-hearted simple folks places them in a rather embarrassing position. Lillie Green, who keeps a boarding house, receives a letter from her old school chum, Polly Brown, whom sin hasn't seen in years, to the effect that as Lillie has never seen her little darling daughter, she will send her for a few days' visit, asking that someone meet the child at the 3:40 train. Lillie's boarders are a bunch of kind-hearted bachelors, who at once prepare to give the "Little Darling" the time of her life, buying a load of toys, etc., for her amusement, also procuring a baby carriage with which to meet her at the train. You may imagine their embarrassment when they find that Tootsie, instead of being a baby, proves to be a handsome young lady of seventeen, whose tastes run rather to garden gates, shady lanes and quiet nooks, than toys. (Moving Picture World)

Runtime: 2min

Extra details

Original Title: The Little Darling
Original Language: English
Directed By: D.W. Griffith
Production Companies
American Mutoscope & Biograph