The Cabbage-Patch Fairy
Can't really say I enjoyed this clip. The way she handled the real babies gave me the creeps, but it makes a statement for the times, I suppose. Poor babies.
Can't really say I enjoyed this clip. The way she handled the real babies gave me the creeps, but it makes a statement for the times, I suppose. Poor babies.
What a character! Alice Guy captures this strangely wonderful performance by Armand Ménard, who sings and waddles around the stage with infantile charm. Does he have talent? Not sure, but...
The number of silent films about child abuse is really disturbing.
Interesting to a filmography student.
A beautiful bit of ephemera from an era when the novelty of filmed movement was enough to take one's breath away.