A Living Memory (1912) User Reviews

Mr. Francis, in his interpretation of the situation, keeps it highly poetical

[deickemeyer · 18 October 2016]

A fine picture. To an old bachelor living in his dreams, the daughter of his old sweetheart comes as a ward. This girl looks exactly like her mother. She brings cheer and light into the musty house. At first this only shows the old man how bright things might have been and is too painful for him. But he nobly rises, like the fine old gentleman that he is, to what he things is required in the situation, brings young people in and encourages a love affair only to find that the girl loves not the man, but him. Mr. Francis, in his interpretation of the situation, keeps it highly poetical and makes it a commendable feature. The scenes and photographs are fine. - The Moving Picture World, April 6, 1912