"The Little Tease" (1913) - hidden gem
Robert Harron
Directed by D. W. Griffith
Produced by Biograph Company
Scenario by D. W. Griffith
Starring Mae Marsh, Robert Harron, Henry Walthall, W. Chrystie Miller
Cinematography Billy Bitzer
Distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated
Release date April 12, 1913
Running time 15 min.
Country United States
Language Silent film, English intertitles
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"The Little Tease" is a short drama, included in our program to illustrate the work of two of our stars: actor Robert Harron and cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
Mae Marsh is a frivolous mountain girl, whose admirer Robert Harron can't impress her with his attention. Eventually she meets and falls for Henry Walthall, an older valley man, and later elopes with him. However, when she sees him with another woman Mae Marsh abandons him. Pride being too strong to go back home, she finds work as a waitress and stays in town. One day Robert Harron comes visiting and is surprised to meet Mae Marsh again. Will she listen to him and return home?
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The Little Tease
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Robert Harron doesn't impress Mae Marsh with his attention in "The Little Tease" (1913), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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Robert Harron persists as Mae Marsh looks on in "The Little Tease" (1913), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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Mae Marsh meets and falls for Henry Walthall, a valley man, in "The Little Tease" (1913), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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Mae Marsh elopes with Henry Walthall in "The Little Tease" (1913), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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Robert Harron sees his love interest leave with another man in "The Little Tease" (1913), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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Mae Marsh and Henry Walthall arrive in town in "The Little Tease" (1913), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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Mae Marsh sees Henry Walthall with another woman in "The Little Tease" (1913), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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Mae Marsh looks for work as a waitress in "The Little Tease" (1913), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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Robert Harron is surprised to meet Mae Marsh again in "The Little Tease" (1913), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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Robert Harron urges Mae Marsh to return home in "The Little Tease" (1913), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
Mae Marsh and Robert Harron
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