Sweet and Low (1914 film)

Sweet and Low
William Garwood, Bunny Lee (child), Lillian Lee, Mary Scott (nurse)
Directed bySydney Ayres
Written byAlfred, Lord Tennyson (poem)
StarringWilliam Garwood
Harry von Meter
Vivian Rich
Distributed byMutual Film
Release date
  • October 28, 1914 (1914-10-28)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent film
English intertitles

Sweet and Low is a 1914 American silent short drama film starring William Garwood, Harry von Meter, and Vivian Rich, directed by Sydney Ayres, and released by Mutual Film Corporation on October 28, 1914.[1][2][3] The film is based upon the 1850 poem Lullaby/Sweet and Low by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.[4]

The Moving Picture World described the film as "a very pretty story told in a charming way". The trade magazine went on to say it was sentimental and has a happy ending without an abundance of "harrowing things" being part of the plot. The child actress, Bunny Lee, was favorably mentioned; the magazine described it as a fine picture which would draw women and children to the theater as patrons.[5]

The film industry magazine Motography also praised the child's performance. Motography also singled out the work of William Garwood in the film. Garwood, who was 30 years old at the time, was skillfully made up to assume the role of a much older man.[6]

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