The Sunbeam (1912)
A RAY OF HOPE IN THE TENEMENTS OF AN AMERICAN CITY
Set in a tenement, a lonely confirmed bachelor occupies a room across the hall from a dour spinster. Children run amok in the hallways playing pranks on the two. A little girl from the floor above, now alone in the world, brings the pair together and brightens their lives.
Director: D.W. Griffith
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Runtime: 15 min
Release Date: February 26, 1912
Cast
- Ynez Seabury - Little Sunbeam
- Kate Bruce - Sunbeam's Mamma
- Claire McDowell - The Spinster
- Dell Henderson - The Bachelor
- Charles Hill Mailes - The Janitor
- Priscilla Dean - In Tenement Hallway
- Gladys Egan - One of the Children in Hallway
- Edna Foster - Child with Cap in Hallway
- W. Chrystie Miller - Old Man In Tenement Hallway
- Adolph Lestina - 1st Health Inspector
Screenplay
Cinematography: Billy Bitzer
Production: American Mutoscope & Biograph
Country: United States of America
Language: No Language
Original Language: en
Themes
Melancholic Reflections and Sadness, The Suffocating Silence of Loneliness, Melancholy Soul-Searching
Keywords
bachelor, tenderness, loneliness, little girl, orphan, tenement, silent film, spinster, moppet
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Sunbeam about?
- Set in a tenement, a lonely confirmed bachelor occupies a room across the hall from a dour spinster. Children run amok in the hallways playing pranks on the two. A little girl from the floor above, now alone in the world, brings the pair together and brightens their lives.
- Who directed The Sunbeam?
- The Sunbeam was directed by D.W. Griffith.
- Who stars in The Sunbeam?
- The Sunbeam stars Ynez Seabury, Kate Bruce, Claire McDowell, Dell Henderson, Charles Hill Mailes, Priscilla Dean.
- How long is The Sunbeam?
- The Sunbeam has a runtime of 15m (15 minutes).
- What genre is The Sunbeam?
- The Sunbeam is a Drama, Comedy film.
- Where was The Sunbeam produced?
- The Sunbeam was produced in United States of America.
- What are the themes of The Sunbeam?
- The themes of The Sunbeam include: Melancholic Reflections and Sadness, The Suffocating Silence of Loneliness, Melancholy Soul-Searching.