The Smile of a Child (a.k.a. A Smile of a Child) is a 1911 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet.[1]

The Smile of a Child
Directed byD. W. Griffith
Written byMaie B. Havey
StarringBlanche Sweet
CinematographyG. W. Bitzer
Distributed byBiograph Company
Release date
  • June 5, 1911 (1911-06-05)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent with English intertitles

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The description of the film from trade journal The Moving Picture World was "Here is illustrated the influence of the smile of a child. It makes an ill-natured prince pleasant, and later saves its mother."[2]

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  1. ^ "Silent Era: The Smile of a Child". silentera. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
  2. ^ Moving Picture World (Jan-Jul 1911) p1387  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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