The Little Church Around the Corner


1915

Brief Synopsis

Rejected by his sweetheart, who marries a drug addict, the ex-suitor decides to gain some revenge. After the birth of their daughter, the man reports the couple to the authorities as unfit parents because of the father's morphine habit. Then, when both parents are placed in an asylum, he goes to c...

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 1915
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
World Film Corp.; Blaney
Distribution Company
Equitable Motion Pictures Corp., released through World Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play The Little Church Around the Corner (production undetermined).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

Synopsis

Rejected by his sweetheart, who marries a drug addict, the ex-suitor decides to gain some revenge. After the birth of their daughter, the man reports the couple to the authorities as unfit parents because of the father's morphine habit. Then, when both parents are placed in an asylum, he goes to court to win possession of their child, who will inherit a fortune. The parents escape from the asylum, however, and then the husband cures himself of his addiction. Now able to prove their fitness, the couple is allowed to take back their baby, after which they go to give thanks at the small church where they were married.

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 1915
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
World Film Corp.; Blaney
Distribution Company
Equitable Motion Pictures Corp., released through World Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play The Little Church Around the Corner (production undetermined).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

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Notes

The film is listed once in a release chart for November 22, 1915, but was advertised and copyrighted in May 1916. An ad for this film states that it was based on a "famous Blaney stage success," but no information concerning the play has been located. Charles E. Blaney was a playwright and producer, who contracted with World to produce films from the plays he controlled.