The Old Nest (1921)
1h 20m
Running Time
June 28, 1921Release Date
Plot.
A mother raises her six children and one by one lets them go out into the world. Their failures and successes fill her life, but she grows lonely without them. Then when one of the children has a surprise to announce, they all return home to be with their mother.
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Cast & Crew.
T.D. Crittenden
Dr. Horace Anthon
Mary Alden
Mrs. Anthon
Nick Cogley
Uncle Ned
Fanny Stockbridge
Hannah
Reginald Barker
Director
Rupert Hughes
Writer
Richard Tucker
Tom at 36
Marshall Ricksen
Arthur at 14
Buddy Messinger
Jim at 10
Percy Hilburn
Cinematographer
Cullen Landis
Jim at 22-32
Laura La Varnie
Mrs. Guthrie
Edward Peil Jr.
Tom at 13
Edward Peil Jr.
Tom at 13
Lucille Ricksen
Kate at 9
Louise Lovely
Kate at 21-31
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The Old Nest is a 1921 American drama silent black and white film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Helene Chadwick. It was awarded for the National High School Students' Poll for Best Picture They Had Ever Seen. It is based on the short story by Rupert Hughes, which was one of the most notably adaptations as Behind the Screen (1916).