Down Home is a 1920 American silent drama film written, directed, and produced by Irvin Willat and starring Leatrice Joy and James Barrows. It was distributed by the independent film distributor W. W. Hodkinson.[1] A copy survives at the Library of Congress.[2]
| Down Home | |
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| Directed by | Irvin Willat |
| Written by | Irvin Willat (scenario) |
| Based on | Dabney Todd by Frank N. Westcott |
| Produced by | Irvin Willat |
| Starring | Leatrice Joy |
| Cinematography | Frank Blount Andrew Webber |
| Distributed by | W. W. Hodkinson Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The film is based on the novel Dabney Todd, by F. N. Westcott,[1] which was also probably a basis of Something to Think About, directed by Cecil B. DeMille, which was produced at the same time.[3]
Plot
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Cast
edit- Leatrice Joy as Nance Pelot
- James O. Barrows as Dabney Todd (credited as James Barrows)
- Edward Hearn as Chet Todd
- Aggie Herring as Mrs. Todd
- Edward Nolan as Martin Doover
- William Robert Daly as Joe Pelot (credited as Robert Daly)
- Sidney Franklin as Cash Bailey (credited as Sidney A. Franklin)
- Bert Hadley as Reverence Mr. Blake
- Frank Braidwood as Larry Shayne
- James Robert Chandler as Deacon Howe (credited as Robert Chandler)
- Nelson McDowell as Lige Conklin
- Florence Gilbert as Clerk
- J. P. Lockney as Barney Shayne, Larry's Father
- William Sloan as Townsman (credited as William Sloane)
- Helen Gilmore as Townswoman
References
edit- ^ a b Progressive Silent Film List: Down Home at silentera.com, , September 5, 2014.
- ^ Down Home, The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog.
- ^ Robert S. Birchard,Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood, Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky, 2004, ISBN 0-8131-2324-0.
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