A Change of Spirit is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet.^[1]

Plot

Denied by her narrow-minded father all associations except that of her chaperone, the girl, while strolling in the park, indulges in a little flirtation with a young man who is one of a couple of gentlemen thieves. A self-introduction comes when he gallantly picks up a book she has dropped. In restoring the book, he cunningly takes her hand-bag in order that he may have an excuse to call on her later and return it, giving her the impression that she had lost it. When he calls, her father is away, and so, in the spirit of bravado, she invites him in. While there he surreptitiously secures the key to the house, intending to return later with his partner. However, upon accidentally meeting the girl the second time, he becomes deeply impressed and the thought of his promise to his chum to enter the house that night palls.

— The Moving Picture World (August 1912)^[2]

Cast

• Blanche Sweet as The Young Woman
• William J. Butler as The Young Woman's Father
• Kate Toncray as The Young Woman's Mother
• Henry B. Walthall as First Gentleman Thief
• Charles Hill Mailes as Second Gentleman Thief
• Walter Miller as The Robbery Victim
• Robert Harron as Young Man on Street
• Joseph McDermott as Policeman
• W. Chrystie Miller
• W. C. Robinson as Policeman