The Old Nest (1921)
A Story of Home and Mother That Will Never Grow Old
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.
- Date of release
- 1921-06-28
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Reginald Barker
Casting
- T.D. Crittenden — Dr. Horace Anthon
- Mary Alden — Mrs. Anthon
- Nick Cogley — Uncle Ned
- Fanny Stockbridge — Hannah
- Laura La Varnie — Mrs. Guthrie
- Edward Peil Jr. — Tom at 13
- Richard Tucker — Tom at 36
- Marshall Ricksen — Arthur at 14
- Buddy Messinger — Jim at 10
- Cullen Landis — Jim at 22-32
- Lucille Ricksen — Kate at 9
- Louise Lovely — Kate at 21-31
Interesting facts
The Old Nest is a 1921 American drama silent black and white film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Helene Chadwick. It was awarded for the National High School Students' Poll for Best Picture They Had Ever Seen. It is based on the short story by Rupert Hughes, which was one of the most notably adaptations as Behind the Screen (1916).
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