Custody of the Child

1909 Drama 12 minutes Directed by Louis Feuillade

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About Custody of the Child

A court gives the rich father custody. The mother leaves in tears. The child has the comforts and is unhappy. After a weekend in the mother's poor house, the child tries to change the father's mind.

Cast & crew

More about Custody of the Child

Louis Feuillade wrote and directed this Gaumont short. Wikidata gives 12 minutes. Renée Carl, Christiane Mandelys, and Maurice Vinot are billed. A copy is on the Internet Archive as silent-la-possession-de-lenfant. The French title is La Possession de l'enfant.

Themes

Preservation

A copy is on the Internet Archive.

Notes

  • The weekend at the mother's house is what turns the child.
  • The father has the money and the custody order.
  • Feuillade is both writer and director.
  • The archive title is the French one.

Scenes

  • The mother leaves after the custody order.
  • The child comes back from her house and faces the father.

Also available

  • Internet Archive (silent-la-possession-de-lenfant)

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