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The Little Artist of the Market (1912) Online
Original Title :
The Little Artist of the Market
Genre :
Movie / Drama / Short
Year :
1912
Cast :
Robert Emmett Tansey,George Lessey,Miriam Nesbitt
Type :
Movie
Rating :
6.4/10

An American architect traveling in Europe with his wife and little son, comes upon an Italian artist painting on the Riviera. Little Joe, the artist's son, is lying beside him, drawing on a... See full summary

The Little Artist of the Market (1912) Online

An American architect traveling in Europe with his wife and little son, comes upon an Italian artist painting on the Riviera. Little Joe, the artist's son, is lying beside him, drawing on a piece of paper. While admiring the artist's work, the architect's eye falls upon the drawing of the boy; he is struck by the lad's unusual talent which is along the lines of architectural drawing. A year later, the artist having died, little Joe is brought to New York at the request of his only living relative, an uncle, who is a fruit dealer. The uncle and his wife mistreat the little orphan in various ways, forcing him to sleep in the cellar and only half feeding him. The boy's inherent artistic tendencies cause him to make drawings on all the available fruit boxes at the stand, using the charcoal from the uncle's peanut roaster as a crayon and drawing the designs from his recollection of the old buildings in Italy. Joe's only friend is Rowdy, a stray dog which he has befriended, and with which, ...
Cast overview:
Robert Emmett Tansey Robert Emmett Tansey - Joe - the Little Artist
George Lessey George Lessey - The American Architect
Miriam Nesbitt Miriam Nesbitt - The Architect's Wife
Yale Boss Yale Boss - The Architect's Son
Bigelow Cooper Bigelow Cooper - The Little Artist's Uncle
Louise Sydmeth Louise Sydmeth - The Little Artist's Aunt
Bliss Milford Bliss Milford - The Maid
Rowdy the Dog Rowdy the Dog - Rowdy - the Dog