The Little Minister

Overview

To start a little in advance of our story, Lord Rintoul, of the English nobility, finds a little Gypsy girl three years old, who had been deserted by her parents. Fifteen years later, Gavin Dishart, the Little Minister, receives an appointment, his first, at Thrums, Scotland. This was made possible through the self-sacrifices of his widowed mother, to educate him for the ministry. The community of Thrums is made up of weavers, who work hard, have little and accomplish much. They are ultra-religious and look upon their pastor with such reverence that he is a little lower than the angels. While naturally intelligent, they are grounded in dogma and intolerance. Just after the Little Minister takes charge of the "Auld Licht Kirk" and the Manse, the weavers resent a reduction, by the manufacturers, in their pay and a strike is declared.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 13, 1913

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Vitagraph Company of America

Cast

Tefft Johnson,Mrs. E.M. Kimball,Robert Gaillard,Flora Finch,Richard Leslie,Clara Kimball Young,Charles Eldridge,Rosemary Theby,James Young,Herbert Barryand 2 more

Director

James Young

Writer

James Young,J.M. Barrie

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0003074