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The Family Secret (1924)

1924-09-28 · 1h 10m · EN
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Early film adaptation of a popular 19th century melodrama. The daughter of a wealthy man secretly marries a man below her station—one whom her father violently disapproves of. The father, in an excess of parental concern, separates the lovers by sending his daughter away so that she might forget her lover, unaware of their married state. During this time, she gives birth to a daughter. After some months, the young mother returns to her family manor and presents her father with his new granddaughter, which causes a most unfortunate scene. Unbeknownst to the young woman, her enraged father falsely accuses his son-in-law of theft and has him incarcerated in order to separate the lovers in an irrational attempt to force his daughter to forget this "unworthy" young man.

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William A. SeiterDirectorLois ZellnerWriter

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Baby PeggyBaby PeggyPeggy HolmesGladys HuletteGladys HuletteMargaret SelfridgeFrank CurrierFrank CurrierSimon SelfridgeLucy BeaumontLucy BeaumontMiss Abigail SelfridgeEdward EarleEdward EarleGarry HolmesElizabeth MackeyElizabeth MackeyAunt MandyMartha MattoxMartha MattoxNurse SneedCesare GravinaCesare GravinaTomaso SilvanoMartin TurnerMartin TurnerUncle Mose

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Silent film

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Genre affinityComedy · Drama · CrimeTheme affinitySilent FilmDialogue densityComedy · DramaPacingShortDirector preference307445Actor preference429220 · 223509 · 476002

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What is The Family Secret about?

Early film adaptation of a popular 19th century melodrama. The daughter of a wealthy man secretly marries a man below her station—one whom her father violently disapproves of. The father, in an excess of parental concern, separates the lovers by sending his daughter away so that she might forget her lover, unaware of their married state. During this time, she gives birth to a daughter. After some months, the young mother returns to her family manor and presents her father with his new granddaughter, which causes a most unfortunate scene. Unbeknownst to the young woman, her enraged father falsely accuses his son-in-law of theft and has him incarcerated in order to separate the lovers in an irrational attempt to force his daughter to forget this "unworthy" young man.

How long is The Family Secret?

The Family Secret has a runtime of 70 minutes.