The Chimney Sweep (1916)

ALL 08/01/1916 (en) Drama 18 Min
  • Release
    08/01/1916
  • Production
    The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
  • Rotten tomato
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  • Original title
    The Chimney Sweep
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Overview

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 "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.

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  1. Joyce Fair

    Joyce Wynne

  2. John Cossar

    Colonel Wynne

  3. Fred Malatesta

    Donalson

  4. Tommy Harper

    Jimmy the Chimney Sweep - A Waif

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Casts : 4 , Crews : 1

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The Chimney Sweep (1916) 18 Min

ALL 08/01/1916 (en)
Drama
  • Release 08/01/1916
  • Production
    The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
  • Original title The Chimney Sweep
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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 "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.

  1. Lawrence C. Windom

    Director

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  4. Producer