Are Parents People?

Are Parents People? is a 1925 American silent comedy film starring Betty Bronson, Florence Vidor, Adolphe Menjou, George Beranger, and Lawrence Gray. The film was directed by Malcolm St. Clair and released by Paramount Pictures.^[1][2]

Are Parents People?
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Directed by	Malcolm St. Clair
Written by	Frances Agnew (adaptation)
Based on	Are Parents People? by Alice Duer Miller
Produced by	Adolph Zukor Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Betty Bronson Florence Vidor Adolphe Menjou George Beranger Lawrence Gray
Cinematography	Bert Glennon
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	July 14, 1925 (1925-07-14)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] Lita's parents are the victims of a divorce due to incompatibility and each want her to accompany them to Europe or Nevada. Lita, however, learns from the young Doctor Dacer, who seems interested in Lisa, that her parents are still in love with each other. She takes the blame of a girl friend at the boarding school, who is believed to have had an affair with "movie sheik" actor Maurice Mansfield, and is expelled. Her parents become so interested in her welfare that now have a mutual interest and become reconciled. The parents then learn that Lita was expelled for an other young woman's mischief.

Cast

Are Parents People? is based on a story by Alice Duer Miller that first appeared in The Saturday Evening Post (May 5, 1923)

• Betty Bronson as Lita Hazlitt
• Florence Vidor as Mrs. Hazlitt
• Adolphe Menjou as Mr. Hazlitt
• George Beranger as Maurice Mansfield
• Lawrence Gray as Dr. Dacer
• Mary Beth Milford as Aurella Wilton
• Emily Fitzroy as Margaret
• William Courtright as Freebody

Preservation

According to the SilentEra website, the film survives in a 16mm print.^[4][5]

Home media

The film was released on DVD on June 21, 2011.^[6]