The Head of the Family
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Joseph C. Boyle
Director
William Russell
The Plumber
Mickey Bennett
His assistant
Virginia Lee Corbin
Alice Sullivan
Richard Walling
Charley Sullivan
Alma Bennett
Mabel Manning
Film Details
Release Date
Jan
1928
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Gotham Productions
Distribution Company
Lumas Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "The Head of the Family" by George Randolph Chester in The Saturday Evening Post (26 Oct 1912).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
6,250ft
(7 reels)
Synopsis
Henpecked Daniel Sullivan, a good provider, leaves for a health cure and puts Eddie the plumber in charge of his nagging wife, Maggie, his flapper daughter, Alice, and his reckless son, Charley. Eddie soon tames Alice and rescues Charley from the machinations of a vamp. Eddie and Alice fall in love, and Dan returns from his cure to a respectful, loving family.
Director
Joseph C. Boyle
Director
Cast
William Russell
The Plumber
Mickey Bennett
His assistant
Virginia Lee Corbin
Alice Sullivan
Richard Walling
Charley Sullivan
Alma Bennett
Mabel Manning
William Welsh
Daniel Sullivan
Aggie Herring
Maggie Sullivan
Crew
Film Details
Release Date
Jan
1928
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Gotham Productions
Distribution Company
Lumas Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "The Head of the Family" by George Randolph Chester in The Saturday Evening Post (26 Oct 1912).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
6,250ft
(7 reels)
