Twin Kiddies

Twin Kiddies — Plot

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.

• Release date
• May 31, 1916
• Runtime
• 54 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Henry King

Twin Kiddies — Cast

Marie Osborne Bessie Hunt/Fay Van Loan Henry King Jasper Hunt Daniel Gilfether William Van Loan

R

Ruth Lackaye Mrs Flannigan Edward Jobson Spencer

M

Mignon Le Brun Governess R. Henry Grey Baxter Van Loan

L

Loretta Beecker Beatrice Van Loan