The Lullaby (1924 film)

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The Lullaby
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Directed by Chester Bennett
Written by Lillian Ducey
Louis D. Lighton
Hope Loring
Starring Jane Novak
Robert Anderson
Fred Malatesta
Cinematography Jack MacKenzie
Production
company
Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation
Distributed by Film Booking Offices of America
Release date
  • January 20, 1923 (1923-01-20)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Lullaby is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Jane Novak, Robert Anderson, and Fred Malatesta. [1] The story recounts a man being hung and his pregnant wife sent to prison. [2]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [3] newly wed Felipa is attacked by her husband Tony's friend Pietro. Tony intervenes and Pietro is killed. As a result, Tony is hanged for the killing and his pregnant wife is sentenced to imprisonment. A baby is born in prison, taken from its mother at the age of three, and adopted by the judge from the murder case, who is now the governor. After serving her twenty-year sentence, Filipa is released. For the sake of her child Antoinette, she resigns all legal claims to her in favor of the guardians who raised the child.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of The Lullaby located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Munden p. 39
  2. ↑ Shots in the Mirror: Crime Films and Society. Oxford University Press. 20 April 2000. ISBN   978-0-19-802973-1.
  3. ↑ Pardy, George T. (26 January 1924). "Box Office Reviews: The Lullaby". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation. 15 (10): 26. Retrieved 25 July 2022.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. ↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Lullaby

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