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Which Shall It Be? (1915)
Short | 20 min | Short, Drama

Which Shall It Be? (1915)

Short | 20 min | Short, Drama

A wealthy, childless old couple living on a fine country estate, envy their neighbor,Farmer Selden, his big family. As the farmer is poor, they think they can induce him to let them have one of his children in return for money and land. "...See moreA wealthy, childless old couple living on a fine country estate, envy their neighbor,Farmer Selden, his big family. As the farmer is poor, they think they can induce him to let them have one of his children in return for money and land. "It isn't as though we were asking the Seldens to give up their favorite child," said Mrs. Kenniston, "any one of the seven will do." So Mr. Kenniston writes to his neighbor, stating the case and making him a handsome offer. Poverty is pressing hard upon the farmer and his family. He and his wife sadly agree that perhaps the best thing they can do is to let the rich Kennistons take one of the children. That night they tiptoe upstairs to the children's bedsides, to decide which one of the seven they will let go. Of course, they cannot give up Baby Lillian, and to separate their twin girls is out of the question. Jamie, next to Lillian in age, is still too young to he sent to strangers. Donald, crippled since babyhood, they cannot think of sparing. Strangers could never understand how uncomplainingly he bore pain. Dick is a little terror, always in hot water. "Only a mother's heart could be patient enough for such as he," whispers Martha Selden, and they move on to the side of their eldest son. But John least of all can they do without. "He is so like his father," weeps his mother. The rich, old couple are very much surprised when they receive the farmer's courteous answer to their note. For Farmer Selden tells them that he cannot give away even one child. What strange ideas poor people have, to be sure. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Arthur Bauer Mr. Kenniston Mr. Kenniston See fewer	The Unfortunate Marriage (1917)
Inda Palmer Mathilde Keniston - The Wife Mathilde Keniston - The Wife See fewer	Crossed Wires (I) (1915)
Ernest C. Warde Farmer Selden - The Father Farmer Selden - The Father See fewer	King Lear (1916)
Zenaide Williams Martha Selden - The Farmer's Wife Martha Selden - The Farmer's Wife See fewer	Divorce and the Daughter (1916)
Eldean Steuart Baby Lillian Baby Lillian See fewer	Gladiola (1915)
Madeline Fairbanks First Twin First Twin See fewer	The Million Dollar Mystery (1914)
Marion Fairbanks Second Twin Second Twin See fewer	The Beauty Shop (1922)
Helen Badgley Dick - The Bad Boy Dick - The Bad Boy See fewer	The Fires of Youth (1917)
Maurice Steuart Jamie Jamie See fewer	Vanity Fair (1915)
Leland Benham Donald - The Cripple Donald - The Cripple See fewer	Jack and the Beanstalk (1913)
Roy Hauck John - The Eldest Son John - The Eldest Son See fewer	Right Off the Bat (1915)
Lorraine Huling Actress Actress See fewer	King Lear (1916)