Mother (1927)
Synopsis
When architect Lee Ellis is discharged from his position in a large firm and has difficulty in finding a new job his devoted wife Mary invests in a business for him with a small legacy she had received. Soon they become prosperous allowing son Jerry to get his longed-for car, and daughter Betty to attend private school. Jerry goes a little jazz mad and rebels against his mother's influence. He decides to elope with gold-digging flapper Edna Larkin. Mary, learning of the plan, chases and saves Jerry when his train is wrecked though he sustains a broken leg. Seeing he has been foolish he straightens out and the family is reunited.
Release Date: 1927-05-01
Runtime: 70 minutes
Director: James Leo Meehan
Top Cast
- Belle Bennett as Mrs. Mary Ellis
- Crauford Kent as Ellis
- William Bakewell as Jerry Ellis
- Joyce Coad as Betty Ellis
- Mabel Julienne Scott as Mrs. Wayne
- Sam Allen as Cpl. Cotter
- Charlotte Stevens as Edna Larkin
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Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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