Who Are My Parents? (1922)
A TREMENDOUS THEME SCREENED WITH PATHOS AND PUNCH!
Defying her obdurate Colonel father Betty Lewis elopes with Bob Hale. When Bob is killed in an automobile accident, the colonel discovers Betty is pregnant and after the birth cruelly tells Betty that the baby died while placing the child in an orphanage. When Betty later marries Ken Tyler she stays silent about her previous marriage, at the colonel's request. One day while visiting an orphanage with her sister, Barbara, who hopes to adopt, she finds her own daughter. Taking her home she admits to Ken the child's true parentage. Angered at first, he is persuaded by his own mother and accepts the child.
Director: J. Searle Dawley
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 90 min
Release Date: November 26, 1922
Cast
- L. Rogers Lytton - Colonel Lewis
- Peggy Shaw - Betty Lewis
- Ernest Hilliard - Frank Draper
- Robert Agnew - Bob Hale
- Adelaide Prince - Mrs. Tyler
- Niles Welch - Ken
- Florence Billings - Barbara Draper
- Marie Reichardt - Hannah
- Florence Haas - Orphan
- Jimmie Lapsley - Orphan
Screenplay
- Merle Johnson (Story)
- Paul Sloane (Scenario Writer)
Cinematography: Joseph Ruttenberg
Production: Fox Film Corporation
Country: United States of America
Language: No Language
Original Language: en
Keywords
lost in the fox film vault fire
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Who Are My Parents? about?
- Defying her obdurate Colonel father Betty Lewis elopes with Bob Hale. When Bob is killed in an automobile accident, the colonel discovers Betty is pregnant and after the birth cruelly tells Betty that the baby died while placing the child in an orphanage. When Betty later marries Ken Tyler she stays silent about her previous marriage, at the colonel's request. One day while visiting an orphanage with her sister, Barbara, who hopes to adopt, she finds her own daughter. Taking her home she admits to Ken the child's true parentage. Angered at first, he is persuaded by his own mother and accepts the child.
- Who directed Who Are My Parents??
- Who Are My Parents? was directed by J. Searle Dawley.
- Who stars in Who Are My Parents??
- Who Are My Parents? stars L. Rogers Lytton, Peggy Shaw, Ernest Hilliard, Robert Agnew, Adelaide Prince, Niles Welch.
- How long is Who Are My Parents??
- Who Are My Parents? has a runtime of 1h 30m (90 minutes).
- What genre is Who Are My Parents??
- Who Are My Parents? is a Drama film.
- Where was Who Are My Parents? produced?
- Who Are My Parents? was produced in United States of America.