''Broken Homes'' is a 1926 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Hugh Dierker Hugh E. Dierker (1890 – 1975) was an American film director and producer. Biography Dierker worked at Pathé. By 1920 he had established his own production company, Hugh Dierker Productions. Junior Coghlan wrote about him in his autobiography ...

and starring

Gaston Glass Gaston Glass (born Jacques Gaston Oscar Glass; December 31, 1899 – November 11, 1965) was a French-American actor and film producer. He was the father of the composer Paul Glass (born 1934). Selected filmography * ''The Corsican Broth ...

, Alice Lake and

J. Barney Sherry J. Barney Sherry (March 4, 1874February 22, 1944) was an American actor of the silent film era. He appeared in more than 210 films between 1905 and 1929. He was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from card ...

.Munden p.92

Cast

as John Merritt * Alice Lake as Arline *

as Mr. Merritt - John's Father *

Jane Jennings Jane Jennings was an American actress known for playing older motherly characters. In a 1918 edition of ''Motion Picture News'' she is described as a sweet looking little woman. Famous Players was one of the studios where she worked. She is on t ...

Ruth Stonehouse Ruth Stonehouse (September 28, 1892 – May 12, 1941) was an actress and film director during the silent film era. Her stage career started at the age of eight as a dancer in Arizona shows. Early life Ruth Stonehouse was born to James Wesley ...

References

Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1926 films 1926 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Hugh Dierker 1920s American films {{1920s-US-film-stub