''Lavender and Old Lace'' is a 1921 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
Lloyd Ingraham
Lloyd Chauncey Ingraham (November 30, 1874 – April 4, 1956) was an American film actor and director.
Biography
Born in Rochelle, Illinois, Ingraham appeared in more than 280 films between 1912 and 1950, as well as directing more than 100 f ...
and starring
Marguerite Snow
Marguerite Snow (September 9, 1889 – February 17, 1958) was an American silent film and stage actress. In her early films she was billed as Margaret Snow.
Early life
Snow was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her father, Billy Snow, was a comedia ...
,
Seena Owen
Seena Owen (born Signe Auen; November 14, 1894 – August 15, 1966) was an American silent film actress and screenwriter.
Early life
Born Signe Auen in Spokane, Washington, she was the youngest of three children raised by Jens Christensen and K ...
,
Louis Bennison
Louis Bennison (October 17, 1884 – June 9, 1929) was an American stage and silent film actor, known for westerns.
Biography
Bennison was born on October 17, 1884, in Oakland, California. He attended the University of California, Berkeley. ...
,
Victor Potel
Victor Potel (October 12, 1889 – March 8, 1947) was an American film character actor who began in the silent era and appeared in more than 430 films in his 38-year career.
Career
Victor Potel was born in Lafayette, Indiana in 1889, and hi ...
, and Zella Ingraham. It is based on the 1902 novel of
the same name by
Myrtle Reed
Myrtle Reed (September 27, 1874 – August 17, 1911) was an American author, poet, journalist, and philanthropist. She wrote a number of bestsellers and even published a series of cookbooks under the pseudonym Olive Green.
Biography
She was ...
. The film was released by W. W. Hodkinson in June 1921.
Cast
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Marguerite Snow
Marguerite Snow (September 9, 1889 – February 17, 1958) was an American silent film and stage actress. In her early films she was billed as Margaret Snow.
Early life
Snow was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her father, Billy Snow, was a comedia ...
as Mary Ainslie
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Seena Owen
Seena Owen (born Signe Auen; November 14, 1894 – August 15, 1966) was an American silent film actress and screenwriter.
Early life
Born Signe Auen in Spokane, Washington, she was the youngest of three children raised by Jens Christensen and K ...
as Ruth Thorne
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Louis Bennison
Louis Bennison (October 17, 1884 – June 9, 1929) was an American stage and silent film actor, known for westerns.
Biography
Bennison was born on October 17, 1884, in Oakland, California. He attended the University of California, Berkeley. ...
as Captain Charles Winfield / Carl Winfield
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Victor Potel
Victor Potel (October 12, 1889 – March 8, 1947) was an American film character actor who began in the silent era and appeared in more than 430 films in his 38-year career.
Career
Victor Potel was born in Lafayette, Indiana in 1889, and hi ...
as Joe Pendleton
*Zella Ingraham as Hepsey
*
Lillian Elliott
Lillian Elliott (24 April 1874 – 15 January 1959) was a stage and film actress, appearing in 60 films between 1915 and 1943. She was born in Canada and died in Hollywood, California. She was married to actor James Corrigan, and their elde ...
as Jane Hathaway
*
James Corrigan
James Corrigan (17 October 1867 – 28 February 1929), was an American actor. He appeared in 16 films between 1920 and 1927.
He was born in Dayton, Ohio, and died in Los Angeles, California.
Married to actress Lillian Elliott, Corrigan w ...
as Jimmy Ball
Preservation
The film is now considered
lost
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History
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.
American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Lavender and Old Lace''
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References
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1921 drama films
Silent American drama films
1921 films
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
Films distributed by W. W. Hodkinson Corporation
Lost American drama films
Films based on American novels
Films directed by Lloyd Ingraham
1921 lost films
1920s American films
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