The Old Homestead (1922 film)

The Old Homestead is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by James Cruze and written by Julien Josephson, Perley Poore Sheehan, and Frank E. Woods based upon the play of the same name by Denman Thompson. The film stars Theodore Roberts, George Fawcett, T. Roy Barnes, Fritzi Ridgeway, Harrison Ford, James Mason, and Kathleen O'Connor. The film was released on October 8, 1922, by Paramount Pictures.^[1][2]

The Old Homestead
Fritzi Ridgeway and George Fawcett
Directed by	James Cruze
Screenplay by	Julien Josephson (scenario) Perley Poore Sheehan (story) Frank E. Woods (story)
Based on	The Old Homestead by Denman Thompson
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Theodore Roberts George Fawcett T. Roy Barnes Fritzi Ridgeway Harrison Ford James Mason Kathleen O'Connor
Cinematography	Karl Brown
Production company	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	October 8, 1922 (1922-10-08)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] the village vamp induces the town weakling, who works in the general store, to steal for her. Suspicion of the crimes fall upon Reuben Whitcomb, the son of Uncle Joshua, and he flees from town. The storekeeper, who holds a mortgage on Uncle Joshua's house, has decided to put it under the auction hammer because the mortgage cannot be paid off. Through a round of dramatic events the facts are revealed as they actually are, and everything turns out happy to all involved.

Cast

• Theodore Roberts as Uncle Joshua Whitcomb
• George Fawcett as Eph Holbrook
• T. Roy Barnes as Happy Jack
• Fritzi Ridgeway as Ann
• Harrison Ford as Reuben Whitcomb
• James Mason as Lem Holbrook
• Kathleen O'Connor as Rose Blaine
• Ethel Wales as Aunt Matilda
• Ed Brady as Ike Goodsell
• Frank Hayes as Si Prime
• Z. Wall Covington as Seth Perkins
• Charles Williams as Gabe Waters

Preservation

A print of The Old Homestead is in the Gosfilmofond film archive.^[4]