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  • The Chimney Sweep (1916)
  • Short | Short, Drama
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The Chimney Sweep (1916)
Short | Short, Drama

Jimmy, a waif chimney sweep, sees Joyce while cleaning a chimney in Colonel Wynne's magnificent home, and believes that she is the most beautiful girl he has ever seen. He clips a curl while she sleeps and leaves note explaining that he "...See moreJimmy, a waif chimney sweep, sees Joyce while cleaning a chimney in Colonel Wynne's magnificent home, and believes that she is the most beautiful girl he has ever seen. He clips a curl while she sleeps and leaves note explaining that he "Tuk the kurl bekawse yure the purtiest gurl I ever saw." Donaldson, the colonel's close friend, adopts Jimmy, who grows up into a well-educated young man. Joyce likes him immediately, but he has a rival, Carl Bellou. Jimmy writes a note to Joyce informing her that one of her suitors is the little chimney sweep who has striven ever since to make himself worthy of her. He tells Bellou about it and the latter hurries to announce himself as the chimney sweep. "I had hoped it was Jimmy," she tells him, and Jimmy enters in time to hear her words. He has the ring with him. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Aug 1, 1916

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Aug 1, 1916 (United States)

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4 cast members
Name Known for
Joyce Fair
Joyce Wynne Joyce Wynne   See fewer
Tommy Harper
Jimmy the Chimney Sweep - A Waif Jimmy the Chimney Sweep - A Waif   See fewer
John Cossar
Colonel Wynne Colonel Wynne   See fewer
Fred Malatesta
Donalson Donalson   See fewer
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