The Old Nest
Brief Synopsis
A mother raises her six children and one by one lets them go out into the world. Their failures and successes fill her life, but she grows lonely without them. Then when one of the children has a surprise to announce, they all return home to be with their mother.
Cast & Crew
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Reginald Barker
Director
Dwight Crittenden
Dr. Horace Anthon
Mary Alden
Mrs. Anthon
Nick Cogley
Uncle Ned
Fanny Stockbridge
Hannah
Laura La Varnie
Mrs. Guthrie
Film Details
Release Date
Oct
1921
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Goldwyn Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "The Old Nest," by Robert Hughes in Saturday Evening Post (3 Jun 1911).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
8,021ft
(8 reels)
Synopsis
Dr. and Mrs. Anthon, who live in a small town, have a large family. Arthur, the oldest child, is killed in a railroad wreck; Tom grows up to be a successful lawyer; Kate marries and lives in New York; Frank becomes a gifted artist in Paris; Jim is sent away from home by his father for stealing; Emily, the youngest, goes to New York to visit Kate and gets married. With home ties severed, the children become forgetful of their parents until one day Jim returns for money. The mother dreams that the train on which her son is returning is imperiled by a wrecked bridge, and when she awakens, terrified, Tom arrives with his brothers and sisters to announce that he has been appointed Attorney General of the United States.
Director
Reginald Barker
Director
Cast
Dwight Crittenden
Dr. Horace Anthon
Mary Alden
Mrs. Anthon
Nick Cogley
Uncle Ned
Fanny Stockbridge
Hannah
Laura La Varnie
Mrs. Guthrie
Johnny Jones
Tom, age 13
Richard Tucker
Tom, age 36
Marshall Ricksen
Arthur, age 14
Buddy Messenger
Jim, age 10
Cullen Landis
Jim, age 22--32
Lucille Ricksen
Kate, age 9
Louise Lovely
Kate, age 21--31
Robert De Vilbiss
Frank, age 6
J. Parks Jones
Frank, age 18--28
Marie Moorehouse
Emily, The Baby
Billie Cotton
Emily, age 12
Helene Chadwick
Emily, age 22
Theodore Von Eltz
Stephen McLeod
Molly Malone
Molly McLeod
Maurice B. Flynn
Harry Andrews
Roland Rushton
Mr. Atkinson
Crew
Film Details
Release Date
Oct
1921
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Goldwyn Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "The Old Nest," by Robert Hughes in Saturday Evening Post (3 Jun 1911).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
8,021ft
(8 reels)
