Here is a strongly dramatic picture and one which has an irresistible appeal to most who see it. An escaped convict rushes into a policeman's home, catches the child, hides in a window recess, and threatens to shoot the child if the mother tells where he is. The officer comes in, sees the convict's hat on the floor, and begins upbraiding his wife for receiving company. She, mindful of the convict's threat, dare not tell, but the officer, maddened by his wife's silence, dashes into the window and seizes the convict so suddenly that he has no opportunity to carry out his threat. The film is dramatic, the facial expressions upon the various countenances clearly depicting what is passing in their minds. The company has developed the dramatic possibilities as far as they could, making of this an interesting picture and one that will remain in the memory. - The Moving Picture World, December 11, 1909
Review of In the Window Recess
