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The Hunter's Grief (1909)
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It is little Jay's sixth birthday and the happy youngster is the recipient of many pretty toys, among others a miniature rifle, which is the delight of his little heart. His father, being a great sportsman, the youngster possesses similar ...See moreIt is little Jay's sixth birthday and the happy youngster is the recipient of many pretty toys, among others a miniature rifle, which is the delight of his little heart. His father, being a great sportsman, the youngster possesses similar tastes and now feels that he is in a position to accompany his elders on their hunting expeditions. Much to his disappointment, however, his daddy and grandfather start out duck hunting, leaving the little chap at home. Even their promise to take him some other day fails to cheer him up. The little fellow feels that he has been treated unjustly, so decides to go anyhow, and we see him stealing from the house with his little rifle over his shoulder and following the older folks to the hunting ground. The huntsmen are now near a large pond where they are shooting wild duck. Little Jay steals along on the opposite side and hides behind a stack of straw without being seen by his relatives. His father takes aim and fires at a bird, but misses his shot and the bullet penetrates the bundle of straw, striking the boy crouching behind it. The men, upon hearing his screams, hasten over to investigate, and great is their horror when they discover the lifeless form of little Jay lying on the ground. The distracted father is inconsolable in his terrible grief and becomes hysterical and shows signs of losing his reason. Finally with the aid of some men they carry the child home to his heartbroken mother, who knew nothing of his having left the house. When the motionless little form is laid on the couch the sorrowful parents are indeed a piteous spectacle, and so terrible is the father's grief that the other members of the family become alarmed over his mental condition, and hastily summon a physician to administer to the unfortunate man. By the time the doctor arrives the patient is a raving maniac; oblivious to all that has just transpired, and is hurried away to a sanitarium. A year has now gone by and another little baby has come into the sorrowful family, and the mother thinking that its presence may have a soothing effect upon the mind of her husband goes one day to the sanitarium with her father and the little one. They meet the invalid in the yard, but much to their disappointment he fails to recognize them, nor does he pay the slightest heed to the new baby. Finally we see the same youngster six years later when he has grown to be the exact duplicate of little Jay, and the good people, always anxious to have the invalid once more in their midst, try again to bring him back to his senses by making him believe that little Jay is really among them again. The grandfather therefore goes to the asylum dressed in his hunting costume and makes the patient put on his hunting outfit also; he then brings him home where everything about the house wears the same aspect as on the fatal day some six years before. The first thing that the invalid recognizes upon entering the room is Jay's large picture, and immediately he shows signs of regaining his memory. He then asks for the little fellow and the mother brings in the youngster dressed exactly like Jay. The shock is so great that it has the desired results and the cloud lifts from the unfortunate man's memory and he is under the impression that it is really Jay whom he is fondly caressing. One day, becoming suspicious that there is something strange in it all, he follows his wife when she and her little son go out to the cemetery to visit Jay's grave. They are greatly surprised when the husband and father comes upon them, and after reading the inscription upon the tombstone he is convinced of the true state of affairs. The sorrowful man then gives vent to his feelings, after which he starts for home with his little family, giving thanks to God for the presence of the loving child to fill the place in his affectionate heart left vacant by the death of Jay. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Georges Denola
Writer
Jules Sandeau (novel)
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Updated 1909/02/26
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5 12, 1909 (United States)

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