Figure 1.--A dealer identifies the actor as Otis Harlan (1865-1940), but we are not sure about that. He is wearing a Scottish outfit. The lady is Lottie Engel, the actress and singer. The promotionl photograph is reportedly from 'Little Boy Blue'. |
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'Litle Boy Blue' was an early silent film produced by William Nicholas Selig (1864–1948). He was a pioneer of the American motion picture industry, brining movie making to California. The plot focuses not only on the title character, but also his mother. It is a very sentimental plot which appealed to early films. It might be called a paean to motherhood, a theme we ee in many early movies as well as stage plays and movies. The boy in the title are separated very early in the film, but mom never gives up hope that they will be reunited. She never sees him as a boy again, but after he id all grown up. The photography and acting stood out among early onereelers, but the plot is rather rediculous. There are other films with this title, but this was the first one.
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