The Foundling

N.p. N.p., Circa 1915. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1915 silent film, one showing Edward Martindel and Mary Pickford, the other showing Martindel, Pickford, and Mildred Morris. Contemporary annotations in manuscript pencil on the versos.

Years after abandoning his daughter to an orphanage, a wealthy painter attempts a reconciliation. The original film premiered in 1915, directed by Allan Dwan, but was destroyed in a fire shortly after its release, and is today considered lost. The film was re-made with the same cast, directed by John B. O'Brien, and released in 1916.

One 8.75 x 8 inches, the other 10 x 8 inches. Good, edgeworn, with chips at two corners, moderately toned.

[Book #171490]