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''The Old Curiosity Shop'' is a 1911 American silent short drama film produced by the Thanhouser Company. The film is an adaptation of ''The Old Curiosity Shop'' by Charles Dickens that was limited to the time constrictions of the single reel format. The film focuses on the grandfather who gambles into poverty and the consequences which eventually claim the life of Little Nell. The surviving status of this film likely means that a more in-depth and modern look at the film is possible. Its survival status and attribution as a Thanhouser film was noted by Kamilla Elliott in her 2003 book ''Rethinking the Novel/Film Debate'' under the title ''Little Nell''. In 2012, the work was confirmed to be a Thanhouser production at the Pordenone Silent Film Festival. The identification of the film as ''Little Nell'' arose due to head of the film having been lost. == Plot == Adapted from The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, the film has been shortened and streamlined for the single reel format. The film focuses on a grandfather who gambles himself into poverty. He dotes on his granddaughter, Little Nell, and desires to give her every luxury. The grandfather turns to gambling to try and earn money, firmly believing that luck would favor him. His gambling results in losing everything and Nell fears that he will be taken away to an asylum. At night, Nell flees with him and they find refuge and shelter with Mrs. Jarley. The grandfather, seeking to win money, robs Nell of her money and proceeds to gamble it away. The grandfather is coerced by men to steal to pay the debts, but Nell intervenes and flees with her grandfather again. Exhausted and feeble in health, Nell meets a kind schoolmaster and appeals to him for aid before falling unconscious at his feet. The schoolmaster takes the two in, but it is too late to save Nell and she dies. Her grandfather is brokenhearted and is found dead on her grave several days later.〔 == Cast == *Frank H. Crane as the grandfather *Marie Eline as Little Nell〔 *Harry Benham〔 *Marguerite Snow〔 *Alphonse Ethier〔 *William Bowman〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Old Curiosity Shop (1911 film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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