A Window on Washington Park

1913 Drama 15 minutes Directed by Laurence Trimble

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About A Window on Washington Park

From his apartment over Washington Park, the widower Alan Dale watches a poor but refined old man on a bench. He sends his butler down. The old man is skeptical, then comes up. He tells Alan how he lost his money, and where his daughter left him.

Cast & crew

More about A Window on Washington Park

Laurence Trimble directed this 15-minute Vitagraph short. It was among the films thought not to survive. In 2009 a copy was found at the New Zealand Film Archive, in a group of 75 titles.

Themes

  • a widower at a window
  • an old man on a park bench
  • a daughter who left
  • Washington Park
  • Alan Dale
  • butler
  • Vitagraph
  • 1913

Preservation

A copy was found in 2009 at the New Zealand Film Archive, with 75 other films.

Notes

  • The view from the apartment window is what starts the plot.
  • The butler is the one sent into the park. Alan does not go down himself.
  • The 2009 find was at the New Zealand Film Archive.

Scenes

  • Alan sees the old man from the window and has the butler bring him upstairs.
  • The old man explains the lost money and the daughter who left.

Also available

  • Wikimedia Commons (A Window on Washington Park (1913).webm)

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