- This adaptation of Charles Perrault's classic novel briefly presents the story of a poor family who doesn't find means to sustain their home and end up being evicted from it. When the youngest of the seven children overhears his parents conversation about this sad situation, he cries for a while. But barely everyone knew, that he was about to come up with a thoughtful idea that could restore their peace and bring back their home.—Rodrigo Amaro
- This is a refreshing little fairy tale, full of good humor, with a touch of pathos, in which the leading character is portrayed by a little boy, who plays his part in a manner which is bound to hail approval from young and old, and make this picture stand out as one of the best in its particular class. In the opening picture we see the father and mother, who are too poor to support their large family of boys, take the youngsters out to the lonely wood and lose them. Tom Thumb, although the smallest of the lot, insists upon his brothers keeping up their courage, assuring them that he will eventually find them another home. He leads the little brood through the wood, and as they roam aimlessly along, tired and footsore, Tom discovers a tall tree. Telling the other children to wait for him, he climbs to the top of the tree, and from his elevated position sees a light in a house in the distance. Feeling that at last he has found a home for his little brothers, Tom quickly descends and leads his little band to the place, which happens to be the home of a vicious old giant. The good wife of the latter, when she sees all the little fellows, hides them in a wood box, but her husband upon entering the room soon discovers the hiding place of the little wanderers. The cruel old fellow immediately orders the youngsters off to bed, and they at once prepare to retire. The seven youngsters are all put in one bed, and in another bed in the same room are seven little girls with crowns on their heads. When all are asleep, Tom gets up, and taking the nightcaps off of his brothers, puts them on the heads of the little girls, and places the crowns on the boys. Through this act he saves the lives of his family, for in the middle of the night the old giant comes into the room to cut off the boys' heads, but mistakes the girls and destroys them instead. Immediately the little brood jump out of bed and escape from the dangerous place, where their lives are in peril. The old giant soon misses the little fugitives and starts out in pursuit, but being tired and worn out he falls asleep under a tree. Little Tom steals his big boots, and when the giant awakens he is unable to proceed further on account of the tenderness of his feet, thus giving the youngsters an opportunity to make good their escape. They make their way back to the home of the giant, and the latter's good wife presents Tom with a magic wand and starts him on his way home, where, upon arriving, his poor parents are overjoyed to see their family once more. Tom makes good use of the magic wand and transforms everything from poverty into the splendor of riches, and under the guidance of the Fairy Queen the family are installed in a magnificent palace, and Tom Thumb is the hero of the hour.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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