How Could You, Jean?
Cast & Crew
William D. Taylor
Mary Pickford
Casson Ferguson
Spottiswoode Aitken
Herbert Standing
Fanny Midgley
Film Details
Synopsis
When Jean Mackaye, a pretty and resourceful young woman, discovers that she has lost her fortune, she dresses in Salvation Army clothing and secures a job in the Bonner home as a Swedish cook. Mr. and Mrs. Bonner, an elderly couple preoccupied with the study of insects, are too busy to notice that their Swedish hired man Oscar is falling in love with Jean. Soon, however, Ted Burton, the son of a cranky old millionaire, falls so deeply in love with her that he convinces Oscar to resign and applies for the position himself. Burton, Sr., anxious to discover the reason for his son's odd behavior, becomes a boarder in the house. Following a series of adventures in which Jean saves the old man's life, Burton blesses the union of his son and the "Swedish cook."
Director
William D. Taylor
Cast
Mary Pickford
Casson Ferguson
Spottiswoode Aitken
Herbert Standing
Fanny Midgley
Larry Peyton
Zasu Pitts
Mabelle Harvey
Lucille Ward
Emma Gerdes
Wesley Barry
Burwell Hamerick
Althea Worthley
Dorothy Rosher
Jack Herbert
Valeria Traxler
Crew
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Notes
Sources call this a Mary Pickford production without specifying the exact name of her company. During 1918, Pickford's production company was called variously the Mary Pickford Film Co., and Pickford Film Corp. The novel How Could You, Jean? originally appeared in serial form in a popular magazine. Sources conflict concerning the name of the character played by Mabelle Harvey. According to reviews and Paramount publicity, the character was named "Susan Trent." However, the continuity in the Paramount studio records lists the character name as "Susan Cooper."
