The Lion and the Mouse is a lost 1914 American silent drama film directed by Barry O'Neil and starring Ethel Clayton. It was produced by the Lubin Manufacturing Company and distributed through the General Film Company. The film was adapted from the 1905 stage production The Lion and the Mouse by English playwright Charles Klein. Unfortunately, the master negative for the screen production was destroyed in the disastrous Lubin vault fire of 1914, along with the bulk of that studio's pre-1914 film collection.
As described by Motion Picture News:
Moving Picture World reviewer Hanford C. Judson gave the film a positive review, stating that "motion picture making as an art most emphatically justifies itself" through the existence of The Lion and the Mouse. Judson also described the film as a "wholesome, human, heart-satisfying picture" and was "made greater than the play."
Merritt Crawford of the Motion Picture News also gave a positive review, saying of the adaptation "In many respects, indeed, the motion picture outrivals the original production, and there will be many who, having seen both, will unhesitatingly give their verdict in favor of the screen portrayal of Klein's masterpiece."
Motography also published a very positive review saying that The Lion and the Mouse "excels the stage version" and heaped praise upon the actors.