Mary Jane's Pa
Cast & Crew
William P. S. Earle
Marc Macdermott
Mildred Manning
Eulalie Jensen
Emmett King
Clio Ayres
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Synopsis
After wandering the world for fifteen years, Hiram Perkins returns home to find his wife running a small town newspaper to support their two daughters. With pity in her heart, Mrs. Perkins allows her husband to stay in the house providing that he not disclose his identity. Mrs. Perkins is waging a battle against the re-election of Joel Skinner for a seat in the assembly, and when she learns that Skinner has mistreated old Mrs. Miller, she is determined to expose his actions. Rome Preston, running in opposition to Skinner, requests that she stop the story, but Mrs. Perkins refuses and so Preston disables the press. With Hiram's help, Mrs. Perkins prints the story and Skinner is defeated. In revenge, Skinner's men burn the press and demand that Hiram be tarred and feathered. At this moment, Mrs. Perkins acknowledges that Hiram is her husband and all is forgiven as the Perkins family is reunited.
Director
William P. S. Earle
Cast
Marc Macdermott
Mildred Manning
Eulalie Jensen
Emmett King
Clio Ayres
William Dunn
Templar Saxe
Edward Elkas
Mary Maurice
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William Keighley directed a version of this story for First National in 1935, which starred Aline MacMahon.
