Movie Villains and Kids Don't Mix
The "Flying A" silent movie villain Jack Richardson's acting was so real, he scared one of the child actors in a scene in The Law of the Wilds.
"The famous villain made a lunge at the youngster, letting out a fine line of choice expletives. The startled child gazed, paralyzed for a moment, into the sinister face of his pseudo parent. Then he gave vent to a terrified shriek, and to another, and yet another, wailing hysterically and refusing to be comforted . . . The small actor had to be returned to headquarters and another less sensitive child taken out to the location." – Reel Life, January 16, 1915