The Land Beyond the Sunset

The Land Beyond the Sunset is a 1912 short, silent drama film which tells the story of a young boy, oppressed by his grandmother, who goes on an outing in the country with a social welfare group. It stars Martin Fuller, Mrs. William Bechtel, Walter Edwin and Bigelow Cooper. The movie was written by Dorothy G. Shore and directed by Harold M. Shaw. The film was made in collaboration with the Fresh Air Fund.

Joe is an impoverished New York newsboy who lives with his abusive grandmother. While selling papers, he is given a ticket for a childrens excursion sponsored by the Fresh Air Fund.The next morning, Joe sneaks out of his tenement home to join the excursion, where he sees the countryside and the ocean for the first time. After a picnic, an adult volunteer reads the children a story about a young prince who is beaten by an old witch. A group of fairies rescue the boy, take him to a boat, and sail off for the Land Beyond the Sunset, where he lived happily ever after. Joe imagines himself as the boy in the story. ........

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