Filial Love is a 1912 silent short film directed by and starring Barbara Tennant and Lamar Johnstone. It was produced by the Éclair Company.
The film had 2 reels.
Plot A young boy goes to Washington, where his father was jailed, and tries to help him.
Cast Barbara Tennant as The Mother Lamar Johnstone as Accused Father Clara Horton as Child
Preservation A print is preserved at The Library of Congress.Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress(<-book title) p.57 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
Reception Les Cahiers de la Cinémathèque praised the production and indicated the short offered splendid views of Pittsburgh and Washington.
Legacy The film was screened in the Cinémathèque française in 2007 as part of an Éclair film retrospective.
References
External links Filial Love at IMDb.com