The Home Maker
| The Home Maker | |
|---|---|
 Still on a magazine cover | |
| Directed by | King Baggot |
| Written by | Mary O'Hara |
| Based on | The Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield |
| Produced by | King Baggot |
| Starring | Alice Joyce Clive Brook Billy Kent Schaefer |
| Cinematography | John Stumar |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Home Maker is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by King Baggot and starring Alice Joyce, Clive Brook, and Billy Kent Schaefer.[1][2]
Synopsis[]
After he injures himself in a suicide attempt, a man stays at home to look after his children while his wife goes out to work. Both are more successful once they have swapped roles.[3][4]
Cast[]
- Alice Joyce as Eva Knapp
- Clive Brook as Lester Knapp
- Billy Kent Schaefer as Stephen Knapp
- Maurice Murphy as Henry Knapp
- Julie Bishop as Helen Knapp
- Frank Newburg as Harvey Bronson
- George Fawcett as Dr. Merritt
- Margaret Campbell as Mattie Farnum
- Martha Mattox as Mrs. Anderson
- Alfred Fisher as John - the Janitor
- Alice Flower as Miss West
- Virginia True Boardman as Mrs. Prouty
- Elaine Ellis as Molly Prouty
- Mary Gordon as Mrs. Hennessy
- Lloyd Whitlock as Mr. Willings
Preservation status[]
A print of The Home Maker is preserved in the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[5]
References[]
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Home Maker at silentera.com
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Home Maker
- ^ Koszarski p. 189
- ^ The Home Maker; The Alice Joyce Website by G. de Groat Retrieved March 17, 2018
- ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Home Maker
Bibliography[]
- Richard Koszarski. An Evening's Entertainment: The Age of the Silent Feature Picture, 1915-1928. University of California Press, 1994. ISBN 0-6841-8415-X
External links[]
- The Home Maker at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Lobby cards and stills at the Alice Joyce website
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- 1925 films
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- Surviving American silent films
- 1920s silent drama film stubs