| The Lullaby | |
| Director: | Chester Bennett |
| Starring: | Jane Novak Robert Anderson Fred Malatesta |
| Cinematography: | Jack MacKenzie |
| Studio: | Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation |
| Distributor: | Film Booking Offices of America |
| Runtime: | 70 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Lullaby is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Jane Novak, Robert Anderson, and Fred Malatesta.[1] The story recounts a man being hung and his pregnant wife sent to prison.[2]
As described in a film magazine review,[3] newly wed Felipa is attacked by her husband Tony's friend Pietro. Tony intervenes and Pietro is killed. As a result, Tony is hanged for the killing and his pregnant wife is sentenced to imprisonment. A baby is born in prison, taken from its mother at the age of three, and adopted by the judge from the murder case, who is now the governor. After serving her twenty-year sentence, Filipa is released. For the sake of her child Antoinette, she resigns all legal claims to her in favor of the guardians who raised the child.
With no prints of The Lullaby located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[4]