Twin Kiddies
6.3
In March 1916, Pathé released a short feature entitled Little Mary Sunshine, starring a four-year-old Marie Osborne. This was one of the first features ever directed by King and it was so successful that Pathé asked the original production company, Balboa, for five more features with the same child wonder. All were produced during the second half of 1916, and only three of them survive today – one being Twin Kiddies, which shows the amazing progress King had made since the first film in the series. Of course, the story is thin, the ending quite abrupt, and the opening sequences rather long. Yet, the direction is much more subtle, alternating between shots of different size, suggesting that King was mastering the art of composition.
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Cast
13 people
Marie Osborne
Bessie Hunt/Fay Van Loan
Also in
Little Mary Sunshine
Kidnapped in New York
Henry King
Jasper Hunt
Also in
Little Mary Sunshine
In Humble Guise
ED Horkheimer
Calder Johnstone
William Beckway
Daniel Gilfether
William Van Loan
Also in
The Test of Manhood
Muggsy
HM Horkheimer
Ruth Lackaye
Mrs Flannigan
Also in
The Girl Angle
The Law That Divides
Edward Jobson
Spencer
Known for
The Saphead
Mignon Le Brun
Governess
Also in
Betty Be Good
The Secret of Black Mountain
R Henry Grey
Baxter Van Loan
R. Henry Grey
Baxter Van Loan
Also in
Mentioned in Confidence
The Girl Who Doesn't Know
Henry King Director · Calder Johnstone Writer William Beckway Cinematographer
United States release May 31, 1916 · Produced in United States
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · May 31, 1916
Theatrical
France
May 31, 1918
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