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Not a Lamb Shall Stray (1915)
Short | Short, Drama

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Not a Lamb Shall Stray (1915)

Short | Short, Drama

The story is that of a childless couple who have a vision of happiness that would come to them by adopting a child. We see them arriving at the Hebrew Infant Asylum of New York City, which claims for itself to be the only organization of ...See moreThe story is that of a childless couple who have a vision of happiness that would come to them by adopting a child. We see them arriving at the Hebrew Infant Asylum of New York City, which claims for itself to be the only organization of its kind in the United States and then passing through all its various departments. First, they are taken into the Examining Room, where the newly-arrived babies are undressed and submitted to a careful examination on the part of an efficient nurse. Then they are shown babies at nine months being taught to walk. In the Milk Laboratory they find 125 bottle babies, each requiring a special formula. This necessitates 800 bottles daily. Going out on the porch they find a number of infants sleeping in the sun by special order of the physicians. In one of the wards they run across the "High Chair Squad," that is the babies in high chairs learning to eat for themselves with the assistance of the nurses. After the meal the babies are given their evening nap with the windows wide open. When they wake up the babies are given their bath, separate towels, soap, etc., being provided for each infant. Elsewhere a model kitchen is shown and subsequently the older children are seen at their meals in the dining rooms set aside for the boys and girls respectively. Afterwards the children assemble for "Daily Prayers." Passing into another room, the aforesaid couple see some of the little girls playing with dolls in their cribs, while the boys are provided with all sorts of toys that seem to interest them. In one of the scenes some of the older boys are sitting at a table holding a meeting in imitation of the asylum's board of directors. In another scene the girls are playing at "dressmaking," and are cutting out paper patterns. There is also a Kindergarten scene, where the children are seen playing all sorts of games. They have all kinds of toys, notably, a miniature circus, and romp and dance in childish glee. Having seen everything in the asylum from start to finish, the husband and wife pick out an attractive looking boy who seems to take to them. After duly consulting the superintendent, they sign adoption papers, make a donation to the asylum and take the boy away with them to his great delight and astonishment. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Curtis Benton The Husband The Husband See fewer	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)
Sydell Dowling The Wife The Wife See fewer	Temptation and the Man (1916)

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