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His Father’s House
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: H.S. Mack (Hayward Mack) [the puncher], Antonio Moreno [the jealous husband]

Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / From the screen story by Harvey Gates. / Released 8 January 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? The wife, put to the test of her love, supported her husband by singing at a local dance hall. The “puncher” found her fascinating. A brawl took place in the dance hall between him and her husband. Weary of life, the woman found a home, all unknown to herself, in the home of her husband’s father. There her husband found her. Experience had brought him back to his father’s house and its teachings.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 6 January 2025.

References: Spehr-American p. 2 : Website-IMDb.