The Lady and the Mouse

The Lady and the Mouse

17 mins | Drama | April 26, 1913

The question is, would the young tramp really have fallen in love with the groceryman's daughter if he had not caught her in the heart struggle? Be that as it may, she could not find it in her to drown the unwelcome visitor to the pantry, so she let it go and the silent little drama witnessed by the tramp greatly impressed him. Not so the strict aunt, she declared the whole thing to be in exact accordance with everything else in the family. Their hearts ran away with their heads. That was why they lost money on credit, could not pay off the mortgage and send the sick sister to a better climate. As for the tramp, they had no business to take him in. He could not pay for his keep. But the tramp surprised them all.

The Lady and the Mouse

17 mins | Drama | April 26, 1913

The Lady and the Mouse
The question is, would the young tramp really have fallen in love with the groceryman's daughter if he had not caught her in the heart struggle? Be that as it may, she could not find it in her to drown the unwelcome visitor to the pantry, so she let it go and the silent little drama witnessed by the tramp greatly impressed him. Not so the strict aunt, she declared the whole thing to be in exact accordance with everything else in the family. Their hearts ran away with their heads. That was why they lost money on credit, could not pay off the mortgage and send the sick sister to a better climate. As for the tramp, they had no business to take him in. He could not pay for his keep. But the tramp surprised them all.
Producers American Mutoscope & Biograph
Original title The Lady and the Mouse
Directors D.W. Griffith
Writers D.W. Griffith

Cast

Lillian Gish

as The First Sister

Dorothy Gish

as The Second Sister

Lionel Barrymore

as The Father

Robert Harron

as The Young Friend

Kate Toncray

as The Aunt

Henry B. Walthall

as The First Rival

Harry Hyde

as The Second Rival

Adolph Lestina

as The Doctor

Frank Opperman

as The Landlord

Viola Barry

as The Garden Party Flirt

J. Jiquel Lanoe

as The Garden Party Flirt's Friend

Joseph McDermott

as 1st Creditor

W.C. Robinson

as 2nd Creditor