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For the Son of the House
(1913) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Dell Henderson

Cast: Mae Marsh [the young woman], Charles H. West (Charles West) [the son], John T. Dillon [the temptor], Charles Hill Mailes [the minister], Gertrude Bambrick [a woman in the garment factory], Clara T. Bracy [a woman in the mission], Kate Bruce [a woman in the garment factory], Florence Lee [a woman in the garment factory], Charles Murray a man in the gambling hall], Frank Norcross [the policeman], Jack Pickford [a young man in the gambling hall], [?] Dorothy Gish?

Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / From a story by F.P. Bayer. Assistant director, William Beaudine. / Released 20 September 1913. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was rereleased in the USA by The General Film Company, Incorporated, in 1916.

Drama.

Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? In the home of ease and refinement a new life opens to the girl. She no longer is obliged to resist the sordid way of poverty and sin. The woman’s indulged son, overcome by his weakness and debt, robs his mother. It is then the girl saves the home from disgrace.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 11 October 2023.

References: Spehr-American p. 2 : Website-IMDb.

 
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