A Full House


1920

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
Oct 24, 1920
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Famous Players-Lasky Corp.
Distribution Company
Famous Players-Lasky Corp.; Paramount-Artcraft Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play A Full House by Fred Jackson (New York, 10 May 1915).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
4,200ft (5 reels)

Synopsis

Lawyer George Howell leaves his bride Ottilie on their wedding day, having promised client Ned Pembroke that he would procure some old love letters from Vera Vernon, a chorus girl with whom Ned was formerly infatuated. George is detained for three days, and when he returns, Ottilie finds jewels and burglar's tools in her husband's suitcase which leads her to suspect that he is a thief. Susie, the maid, sees the jewels and decides to earn the reward for their return. In the meantime, King, the real thief, turns up with George's grip, the latter having taken his by mistake. Susie calls the police, who refuse to allow anyone to leave the house. King is detained along with everyone else, and after a series of misadventures, the real thief is apprehended, Ottilie is convinced of her husband's innocence, the letters are restored to Ned and all ends happily.

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
Oct 24, 1920
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Famous Players-Lasky Corp.
Distribution Company
Famous Players-Lasky Corp.; Paramount-Artcraft Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play A Full House by Fred Jackson (New York, 10 May 1915).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
4,200ft (5 reels)

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Notes

One contemporary review states that Vera Vernon was played by Catherine Wallace, not by Beverly Travers.