Olaf—An Atom (1913)

Broken by grief after his mother's death, Olaf becomes a wanderer. He is treated cruelly until he is given a meal by a woman at the homestead where she lives with her husband and baby. Olaf is able to return her kindness when he overhears a plot to rob the settlers of their home. He alerts the couple and delays the would-be thieves long enough for the husband to file a claim on his land. Olaf is injured by the claim jumpers but he recovers, alone and forgotten by those he has helped. He then moves aimlessly along.

• Release Date: 1913-05-19
• Runtime: 0h 17min
• Production Company: American Mutoscope & Biograph
• Production Country: United States of America
• Director: Anthony O'Sullivan