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  • The Wooden Bowl (1912)
  • Short | Drama, Short
The Wooden Bowl (1912)
Short | Drama, Short

Peter and Mary Dawson, together with their son, age six, and Peter's aged father, live on a few acres of poor land and are only able to keep the wolf from the door by bard work. Peter's father is a querulous old man, almost helpless and a ...See morePeter and Mary Dawson, together with their son, age six, and Peter's aged father, live on a few acres of poor land and are only able to keep the wolf from the door by bard work. Peter's father is a querulous old man, almost helpless and a great care to them. His infirmity causes him to break several china bowls in which his food is served. Mary and Peter are so provoked, that Peter fashioned a rough, homemade wooden bowl from which the old man is obliged to eat. The boy overhears their talk regarding the wooden bowl and a few days later he is missing. After searching the house, Mary and Peter find him in the attic. He has just finished making two rough wooden bowls. Upon being questioned he explains that they are to be used to bold Mary's and Peter's food when he (the boy) is a man and they have grown old. For the first time Mary and Peter realize the example they have set their son. They hasten to treat the old man with greater consideration, giving him a new china bowl and his almost childish delight is only equaled by the boy's happiness. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated May 13, 1912

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May 13, 1912 (United States)

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Arthur V. Johnson
The Grandfather The Grandfather   See fewer
Lottie Briscoe
Mary Dawson - the Daughter-in-Law Mary Dawson - the Daughter-in-Law   See fewer
Howard M. Mitchell
Peter Dawson - the Son Peter Dawson - the Son   See fewer
Albert Hackett
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