The Adopted Son

The Adopted Son was released on June 24, 1912.

The Adopted Son was directed by Otis Thayer.

The Adopted Son has a runtime of 25m.

The Adopted Son was produced by William Nicholas Selig.

Mrs. Terry, a poor willow, cannot bear to see her baby hungry and leaves it with a note in the auto of the rich Mrs. Kenyon, who has just lost her own baby. Mrs. Kenyon decides to raise the baby as her own. She puts its clothes, a shoe and the note away. The missing shoe is treasured by the baby's mother, who never forgets to pray for her lost baby boy. Twenty-two years pass away, and Hugh, the adopted son, comes home to the Kenyons. Hugh is now a splendid young man and has become a lawyer. Mr. and Mrs. Kenyon are delighted with him and Mr. Kenyon turns over to him a fine law office. Mrs. Terry is the office scrub woman. Hugh is kind to her. The beautiful Elinore Pierce becomes Hugh's sweetheart. He wins a great lawsuit. Accidentally Hugh discovers the old baby clothes, the note and the shoe, and Mrs. Kenyon tells him their story. He takes the scrub woman home when she is taken ill in his office and there finds the missing shoe. The next day he brings Elinore, his fiancée, to his mother, who is overjoyed to find, her son, and Elinore proves her love by kissing Mrs. Terry upon learning she is Hugh's mother.

The key characters in The Adopted Son are Hugh Kenyon (Charles Clary), Mrs. Hugh Kenyon (Kathlyn Williams), Hugh Kenyon - the Adopted Son (Denton Vane).

The Adopted Son is a Drama, Short film.