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The Old Homestead (1922)

The Old Homestead poster
Directed by
James Cruze
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
NR
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This silent drama follows a family living on a rural homestead. The story focuses on their everyday lives and the changes they face over time.

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What happens

The Old Homestead is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by James Cruze and written by Julien Josephson, Perley Poore Sheehan, and Frank E. Woods based upon the play of the same name by George W. Ryer and Denman Thompson. The film stars Theodore Roberts, George Fawcett, T. Roy Barnes, Fritzi Ridgeway, Harrison Ford, James Mason, and Kathleen O'Connor. The film was released on October 8, 1922, by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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