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The Old Folks at Home
(1916) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Chester Withey (Chet Withey)

Cast: Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree [John Coburn], Josephine Crowell [Mrs. Coburn], Elmer Clifton [Steve Coburn], Mildred Harris Chaplin (Mildred Harris) [Marjorie], Lucille Younge [Lucia Medina], W.E. Lawrence [Stanley], Spottiswoode Aitken [the judge], Alfred Paget, Wilbur Higby, [?] Charles Lee?

The Fine Arts Film Company production; distributed by Triangle Film Corporation [A Rupert Hughes Story]. / Scenario by Chester Withey (Chet Withey), from the short story “In a Little Town” by Rupert Hughes. Presented by The Film Distributors League, Incorporated. / Released 15 October 1916. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Beerbohm Tree’s final film.

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists : [?] Website-ASFFDb lists the film as presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 22 May 2024.

References: Ball-Shakespeare pp. 235, 388; Lahue-Triangle p. 135; Limbacher-Feature p. 177 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.