Mother (1927)
When architect Lee Ellis is discharged from his position in a large firm and has difficulty in finding a new job his devoted wife Mary invests in a business for him with a small legacy she had received. Soon they become prosperous allowing son Jerry to get his longed-for car, and daughter Betty to attend private school. Jerry goes a little jazz mad and rebels against his mother's influence. He decides to elope with gold-digging flapper Edna Larkin. Mary, learning of the plan, chases and saves Jerry when his train is wrecked though he sustains a broken leg. Seeing he has been foolish he straightens out and the family is reunited.
Director:
James Leo Meehan
Writer:
Dorothy Yost
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Belle Bennett as Mrs. Mary Ellis |
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Crauford Kent as Ellis |
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William Bakewell as Jerry Ellis |
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Joyce Coad as Betty Ellis |
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Mabel Julienne Scott as Mrs. Wayne |
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Sam Allen as Cpl. Cotter |
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Charlotte Stevens as Edna Larkin |
| Directing | James Leo Meehan | Director |
| Writing | Kathleen Norris | Novel |
| Writing | Dorothy Yost | Screenplay |
| Directing | Charles Kerr | Assistant Director |
