Tim Grogan’s Foundling (1913)

movie

Country: USA
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short
Release: 1913-02-27
Director: Van Dyke Brooke
Writers: W.A. Tremayne
Language: None | English
Stars: Van Dyke Brooke , Kate Price , Helene Costello , Courtenay Foote , Leo Delaney , Harry T. Morey , Charles Eldridge
Runtime: min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Tim Grogan's Foundling (United States of America) , Tim Grogan's Foundling
Plot: Tim Grogan, a bricklayer in Chicago, lives in bachelor's quarters. The widow McGee, a neighbor on the floor above, frequently drops in to help tidy up or to bring him a pot of jam or some little present. Grogan sees her designs, but though he appreciates her good qualities, he has been too long used to his freedom to give it up. A gang of blackmailers and kidnappers, headed by one Phil Covington, abduct millionaire Ligard's little daughter. Pearl, while in the park with her maid. Fearing detection, they plan to flee with the child to Chicago. While Covington goes off with Burke to put their purpose in execution, they leave Pearl in charge of Sanford. Sanford yields to his besetting weakness and gets drunk. Pearl is frightened and runs away from him and is picked up by the good-natured Grogan and taken to his home, where, with the help of Mrs. McGee, he tends and cares for her, but the care of the child brings Mrs. McGee very much closer to him. The kidnappers discover the whereabouts of the child and try to take her from Grogan, who defends her and the tables are turned on the kidnappers by the arrival of Ligard and the detectives. Ligard thanks Grogan for his kindness and Pearl promises to come and see him. Left alone, he feels the loss of the child. Mrs. McGee makes him a leap year sort of proposal and he decides he will marry her and they will spend the evening of life together.
IMDB:tt0222442