The Old Nest
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| Directed by | Reginald Barker |
| Screenplay by | Rupert Hughes |
| Story by | Rupert Hughes |
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Running time | 80 min |
The Old Nest is a 1921 American drama silent black and white film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Helene Chadwick.[1] It was awarded for the National High School Students' Poll for Best Picture They Had Ever Seen.[2] It is based on the short story by Rupert Hughes,[3] which was one of the most notably adaptations as Behind the Screen (1916).[4]
Cast
- Dwight Crittendon as Dr. Horace Anthon
- Mary Alden as Mrs. Anthon
- Nick Cogley as Uncle Ned
- Fanny Stockbridge as Hannah
- Laura La Varnie as Mrs. Guthrie
- Edward Peil Jr. as Tom at 13
- Richard Tucker as Tom at 36
- Marshall Ricksen as Arthur at 14
- Buddy Messinger as Jim at 10
- Cullen Landis as Jim at 22-32
- Lucille Ricksen as Kate at 9
- Louise Lovely as Kate at 21-31
- Robert DeVilbiss as Frank at 6
- J. Parks Jones as Frank at 18-28
- Marie Moorehouse as Baby Emily
- Helene Chadwick as Emily at 22
- Theodore von Eltz as Stephen McLeod
- Molly Malone as Molly McLeod
- Maurice B. Flynn as Harry Andrews
- Roland Rushton as Mr. Atkinson
- Billie Cotton as Emily at 12
References
- ^ McCaffrey, Donald W.; Jacobs, Christopher P. (1999). Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 30, 71. ISBN 9780313303456.
- ^ Koszarski, Richard (May 4, 1994). An Evening's Entertainment: The Age of the Silent Feature Picture, 1915-1928. University of California Press. p. 29. ISBN 9780520085350.
- ^ Goble, Alan (September 8, 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 893. ISBN 9783110951943.
- ^ Brégent-Heald, Dominique (2015). Borderland Films: American Cinema, Mexico, and Canada During the Progressive Era. U of Nebraska Press. p. 312. ISBN 9780803278868.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Old Nest (1921 film).
- The Old Nest at IMDb
- The Old Nest at the TCM Movie Database
