Release Date

15 Oct, 1916

Runtime

00:50: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Should the parents take upon themselves the wrongs of their offsprings?

Senator John Coburn's son Steve, who associates more with gamblers, criminals and drug addicts than with his father's congressional cronies, impulsively murders his mistress' new lover. The senator tries to use his influence to have Steve acquitted, but all of the evidence firmly and correctly implicates him, and so the jury prepares to find Steve guilty without much deliberation. Before the verdict can be announced, however, Steve's mother rises in court to make an impassioned plea for her son. As a result, moved by the mother's grief, the jurors choose to ignore all of the evidence, and declare that Steve is not guilty.

Original Title

The Old Folks at Home

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Actors

Herbert Beerbohm Tree

Josephine Crowell

Elmer Clifton

Mildred Harris

Lucille Young

W.E. Lawrence

Spottiswoode Aitken

Alfred Paget

Wilbur Higby

Charles Lee

Crew

Chester Withey

Rupert Hughes

Chester Withey