''Modern Mothers'' is a 1928 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
Phil Rosen
Philip E. Rosen (May 8, 1888 – October 22, 1951) was an American film director and cinematographer. He directed more than 140 films between 1915 and 1949.
He was born in Marienburg, German Empire (now, Malbork, Poland), grew up in Ma ...
. It stars
Helene Chadwick
Helene Chadwick (November 25, 1897 – September 4, 1940) was an American actress in silent and in early sound films.
Early life and career
Chadwick was born in the small town of Chadwicks, New York, which was named for her great-grandfathe ...
,
Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and
Ethel Grey Terry
Ethel Grey Terry (October 2, 1882 – January 6, 1931) was an American actress of the silent era. She is best remembered for her role in '' The Penalty'' with Lon Chaney.
Early years
Ethel Grey Terry was born in Oakland, California, the d ...
, and was released on May 13, 1928.
Cast list
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Helene Chadwick
Helene Chadwick (November 25, 1897 – September 4, 1940) was an American actress in silent and in early sound films.
Early life and career
Chadwick was born in the small town of Chadwicks, New York, which was named for her great-grandfathe ...
as Adele Dayton
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Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as David Starke
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Ethel Grey Terry
Ethel Grey Terry (October 2, 1882 – January 6, 1931) was an American actress of the silent era. She is best remembered for her role in '' The Penalty'' with Lon Chaney.
Early years
Ethel Grey Terry was born in Oakland, California, the d ...
as Mazie
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Barbara Kent
Barbara Kent ( Barbara Cloutman) December 16, 1907 – October 13, 2011) was a Canadian film actress, prominent from the silent film era to the early talkies of the 1920s and 1930s. In 1925, Barbara Kent won the Miss Hollywood Beauty Pageant.
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as Mildred
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Alan Roscoe
Alan Roscoe (born John Albert Rascoe; August 23, 1888 – March 8, 1933) was an American film actor of the silent and early talking film eras. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1933.
Roscoe was born John Albert Rascoe ...
as John
* Gene Stone as Gilbert
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George Irving as Theater manager
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American silent feature films
1928 drama films
1928 films
Silent American drama films
Films directed by Phil Rosen
Columbia Pictures films
American black-and-white films
1920s English-language films
1920s American films
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