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directed by

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and starring

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, Bertram Marburgh and

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. The film follows the fortunes of an Italian immigrant family the Latinis who arrive in New York around the turn of the century. It built on Gordon's previous role as a long-suffering

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mother in ''

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''.Erens p.79

Cast

as Mrs. Lantini * Bertram Marburgh as Mr. Lantini * Yvonne Shelton as Francesca Lantini * Hugh Huntley as Lorenzo Lantini * William H. Tooker as Mr. Manton * Raye Dean as Dorothy Manton *

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as Richard Sewall *

as Mrs. Sewall * Jessie Simpson as Mrs. McCarthy

References

Bibliography

* Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Erens, Patricia. ''

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''. Indiana University Press, 1984. * 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

* 1920 films 1920 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Henry Kolker Selznick Pictures films Films set in the 1900s Films set in New York City 1920s American films {{1920s-US-film-stub