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title: 'The Child and the Tramp (1911)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bannister Merwin'
released: '1911-01-01'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-child-and-the-tramp-1911'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0350710/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Child and the Tramp (1911)

1911 · United States


## Synopsis

The Child and the Tramp is a 1911 American silent short comedy film directed by Bannister Merwin. It was produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company and was released on 28 April 1911. The film, a short, had an approximative length of 1000 ft of footage. It adapts a story by Albert Mallory. The plot revolves around a tramp who refuses to become a burglar and is welcomed into a family that adopts him as one of their own.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bannister Merwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/bannister-merwin)
- **Screenplay:** [Bannister Merwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/bannister-merwin)

## Cast

- [John R. Cumpson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-r-cumpson)
- [Miriam Nesbitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/miriam-nesbitt)
- [Harold M. Shaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-m-shaw)

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