Jilted by his sweetheart Helen, Jack Brettone goes West a confirmed woman-hater. He establishes himself on a ranch with a Chinese man. Regretting the quarrel with Jack and bored with society, Helen enters an orphanage as a nurse. A call comes to the orphanage for a number of children to be sent West for adoption, and Helen is chosen as the nurse to escort the children to their new homes. Among them is a little girl named Bess. When the train arrives at its destination, it is found that there has been a mistake in the number of children sent; there is one child too many. Bess is found to be the extra baby and it's decided to return her to the orphanage. Under the guardianship of Helen and another nurse, Miss Miggs, the return trip with the disappointed child begins. The nurses, worn out by their long trip, leave the child to her own amusement while they doze in another seat. Bess conceives the idea that somewhere in the great country there must be someone who wants a little girl to love. She decides to go in search of him. The train stops at a water tank, and unnoticed, the child clambers over the suitcases. alights from the train, and hides behind a box until the train vanishes. The little feet lag and at last, worn out by the long walk she pillows her head upon her doll and falls asleep. Jack, returning from the village store, discovers the child and is startled at her sleepy inquiry, "Do you want a little girl to love?" He takes her home to his shack, where he learns her story. Helen discovers Bess' disappearance, hires a horse, and rides back alone to search for the runaway. She discovers the doll where Jack had overlooked it, and finding Jack's shack, creeps up to the door, to see the sleeping child in the arms of a strange man. She tries to gather the child in her arms but is repulsed by Jack. Helen lifts her eyes to encounter those of Jack. At their mutual cry of recognition Bess awakes. Helen explains that she has come to take the child away with her. Jack tells Helen that he intends to keep the child and make a woman, and not a flirt, of her. Helen, proudly refuses to confess her change of heart. Jack signs a paper agreeing to provide for the child. Helen kisses Bess goodbye and a slender gold chain she wears becomes entangled in a button on the child's sleeve and, unnoticed, falls to the floor. Helen starts upon her return trip to the station. Jack re-entering the room is attracted by a gleam from the floor. He discovers the locket and discovers that Helen's love has always been true. He quickly saddles his horse and follows in her wake. Standing beside her horse he finds her, her slender form shaken with sobs. Gently whispering his love and perfect understanding he draws her into his arms. Slipping the bridle of her horse over his arm, he turns their faces towards the glowing West, where long golden shadows pave the way to their new life.
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The Extra Baby byl vydán 2. února 1913.
The Extra Baby je dlouhý 11 m.
Jilted by his sweetheart Helen, Jack Brettone goes West a confirmed woman-hater. He establishes himself on a ranch with a Chinese man. Regretting the quarrel with Jack and bored with society, Helen enters an orphanage as a nurse. A call comes to the orphanage for a number of children to be sent West for adoption, and Helen is chosen as the nurse to escort the children to their new homes. Among them is a little girl named Bess. When the train arrives at its destination, it is found that there has been a mistake in the number of children sent; there is one child too many. Bess is found to be the extra baby and it's decided to return her to the orphanage. Under the guardianship of Helen and another nurse, Miss Miggs, the return trip with the disappointed child begins. The nurses, worn out by their long trip, leave the child to her own amusement while they doze in another seat. Bess conceives the idea that somewhere in the great country there must be someone who wants a little girl to love. She decides to go in search of him. The train stops at a water tank, and unnoticed, the child clambers over the suitcases. alights from the train, and hides behind a box until the train vanishes. The little feet lag and at last, worn out by the long walk she pillows her head upon her doll and falls asleep. Jack, returning from the village store, discovers the child and is startled at her sleepy inquiry, "Do you want a little girl to love?" He takes her home to his shack, where he learns her story. Helen discovers Bess' disappearance, hires a horse, and rides back alone to search for the runaway. She discovers the doll where Jack had overlooked it, and finding Jack's shack, creeps up to the door, to see the sleeping child in the arms of a strange man. She tries to gather the child in her arms but is repulsed by Jack. Helen lifts her eyes to encounter those of Jack. At their mutual cry of recognition Bess awakes. Helen explains that she has come to take the child away with her. Jack tells Helen that he intends to keep the child and make a woman, and not a flirt, of her. Helen, proudly refuses to confess her change of heart. Jack signs a paper agreeing to provide for the child. Helen kisses Bess goodbye and a slender gold chain she wears becomes entangled in a button on the child's sleeve and, unnoticed, falls to the floor. Helen starts upon her return trip to the station. Jack re-entering the room is attracted by a gleam from the floor. He discovers the locket and discovers that Helen's love has always been true. He quickly saddles his horse and follows in her wake. Standing beside her horse he finds her, her slender form shaken with sobs. Gently whispering his love and perfect understanding he draws her into his arms. Slipping the bridle of her horse over his arm, he turns their faces towards the glowing West, where long golden shadows pave the way to their new life.
Klíčové postavy v The Extra Baby jsou Little Bess (Runa Hodges).
The Extra Baby je film s žánrem Short, Komedie, Drama.