Cricket on the Hearth (1923)
Tells of Caleb Plummer, his son Edward and blind daughter Bertha, and rivalry over neighbour May Fielding. May's friend Dot weds John Peerybingle; they find a lucky cricket in their cottage. A mortgage and house on fire figure in the story.
- Date of release
- 1923-08-11
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Director
- Lorimer Johnston
Casting
- Josef Swickard — Caleb Plummer
- Fritzi Ridgeway — Bertha Plummer
- Virginia Brown Faire — Dot Marley
- Lorimer Johnston — Josiah Tackleton
- Margaret Landis — May Fielding
- Joan Standing — Tillie Slowboy
- Paul Gerson — John Peerybingle
- Paul Moore — Edward Plummer
Interesting facts
The Cricket on the Hearth is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Lorimer Johnston and starring Josef Swickard, Fritzi Ridgeway, and Paul Gerson.
Production
According to the 6 Jan 1923 Camera, Paul Gerson left San Francisco for Los Angeles to supervise the filming of The Cricket on the Hearth at Universal Studios.
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