The Smile of a Child

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The Smile of a Child
Smile of a child (Biograph 1911).jpg
Directed by D. W. Griffith
Written by Maie B. Havey
Starring Blanche Sweet
Cinematography G. W. Bitzer
Distributed by Biograph Company
Release date
  • June 5, 1911 (1911-06-05)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent with English intertitles

The Smile of a Child (a.k.a. A Smile of a Child) is a 1911 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. [1]

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The description of the film from trade journal The Moving Picture World was "Here is illustrated the influence of the smile of a child. It makes an ill-natured prince pleasant, and later saves its mother." [2]

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References

  1. "Silent Era: The Smile of a Child". silentera. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
  2. Moving Picture World (Jan-Jul 1911) p1387PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .