The Family Honor
Cast & Crew
King W. Vidor
Florence Vidor
Roscoe Karns
Ben Alexander
Charles Meredith
George Nichols
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Beverly Tucker, the daughter of an impoverished aristocratic Southern family, has scraped together her last pennies to put her brother Dal through college in the hope that he will support the family after graduation. However, Dal harbors no such ambition and instead spends his time gambling and drinking in a saloon owned by the town's mayor, Curran. During a raid led by Curran's crusading son Merle, a detective is killed and Dal is accused of the crime. When his case seems hopeless, one of the witnesses finally comes forth to testify that the saloon manager committed the killing and Dal is cleared. After this harrowing experience, Dal reforms and Beverly and Merle marry.
Director
King W. Vidor
Cast
Florence Vidor
Roscoe Karns
Ben Alexander
Charles Meredith
George Nichols
J. P. Lockney
Willis Marks
Harold Goodwin
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
The working title of this film was The Battle of Youth. According to a news item, Los Angeles Public Defender James Pope supervised the courtroom scenes. This was the first release by King Vidor as an independent producer. Oil paintings by Homer Hobson were made for this film and photographed as "art settings" for the titles. Some exteriors were shot at a mansion in Sunland, CA. According to a news item, Vidor and scenarist William Parker showed the film in small Southern California towns in March 1920 so that they could make changes before the film was sent East for positive prints to be made.
