A Gentleman for a Day - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Leland is a young boy whose mother is a seamstress in a little country town. He likes to go swimming with other boys. His mother catches him just as he is getting ready to go to the swimming hole, drags him home, and spanks him soundly. ...See moreLeland is a young boy whose mother is a seamstress in a little country town. He likes to go swimming with other boys. His mother catches him just as he is getting ready to go to the swimming hole, drags him home, and spanks him soundly. The punishment takes place on the porch and is witnessed by a little girl who passes by in an automobile. She laughs gleefully, and her merriment makes Leland very sad. Sadly he wishes he was a rich boy. The boy falls asleep and dreams that his mother is very wealthy and that he is sent to a private school. There he meets Helen, the little girl who laughed at him, and is alternately favored and ignored by her. The boys who used to play with him laugh at him and call him "Sissy," and Leland yearns for the old days. He wakes and finds that it was only a dream. His mother tells him that he can go swimming and he runs joyfully off to join his playmates. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less