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  • Don't Let Mother Know; or, the Bliss of Ignorance (1913)
  • Short | 11 min | Drama, Short
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Don't Let Mother Know; or, the Bliss of Ignorance (1913)
Short | 11 min | Drama, Short
Rough and ready Tom Moran, discovers an inebriated individual, Dick Baird, who is getting the worst of a quelling fight against odds, and rescues the under-man. Baird is about all in as the result of his previous dissipation and this last ...See moreRough and ready Tom Moran, discovers an inebriated individual, Dick Baird, who is getting the worst of a quelling fight against odds, and rescues the under-man. Baird is about all in as the result of his previous dissipation and this last brawl. He confesses to Norman that he has not been at home or seen his mother for 16 years. He shows Tom the picture of his mother and sister which he carries in a locket that he has cherished through all of his wanderings. He has just written home saying that he will return on a visit, but it is too late; he is next day slugged to death by a robber, his last words to his friend being: "Don't let mother know." Tom Moran finds his way to Dick's home and falls in love with his sister. The mother is blind and thinks her own boy has come back to her. He is allowed to become a member of the family and bless her declining years. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Hardee Kirkland
Writer
Arthur Leeds
Producer
William Nicholas Selig
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Updated Feb 11, 1913
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Feb 11, 1913 (United States)

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5 cast members
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Maxwell Sargent's primary photo
Maxwell Sargent
Dick Baird Dick Baird   See fewer
The Gold Brick (1913)
Carl Winterhoff's primary photo
Carl Winterhoff
Tom Moran Tom Moran   See fewer
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Louise Kelly's primary photo
Louise Kelly
Mrs. Baird - Dick's Mother (as Louise Kelley) Mrs. Baird - Dick's Mother (as Louise Kelley)   See fewer
His Father's Bugle (1912)
Adrienne Kroell's primary photo
Adrienne Kroell
Irma Baird - Dick's Sister Irma Baird - Dick's Sister   See fewer
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Jack Jensen's primary photo
Jack Jensen
Mark Hatton - Irma's Sweetheart Mark Hatton - Irma's Sweetheart   See fewer
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