The Little Tease
About The Little Tease
Mae Marsh plays a mountain girl who teases her father (W. Chrystie Miller), her mother (Kate Bruce), and the animals around the cabin. A man from the valley, Henry B. Walthall, loses the path, then takes her down with him. She feels she has broken faith. Her father, deciding the "beloved book" has failed him, shuts the cabin and puts out the window light that marked the mountain path. The light comes back on in time to call her as she leaves the valley.
Cast & crew
More about The Little Tease
D. W. Griffith wrote and directed it. G. W. Bitzer was the cameraman. General Film Company released it in the United States on 12 April 1913. Robert Harron plays Jim. Viola Barry is the other woman.
Themes
Making
Griffith was still at Biograph in the spring of 1913, turning out multi-reel dramas alongside one-reelers.
Look
G. W. Bitzer shot it on location in California and in the Biograph setups.
Preservation
Internet Archive holds an item titled PreviewTheLittleTease.
Notes
- Lionel Barrymore is in a bar. Lillian Gish appears as a girl in a bandanna.
- Edward Dillon is in a lunchroom. Walter Miller and Frank Opperman are on the street. Opperman is also a prospector.
- Edna Foster, the child lead of The Adventures of Billy, is in the cast.
Scenes
- Walthall's valley man finds the cabin, then takes the girl away.
- The father blows out the path light and shuts the door.
- The light is burning again when she turns back from the valley.
Also available
- Internet Archive (PreviewTheLittleTease)
