''The Home Stretch'' is a surviving 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
Jack Nelson and written by
Louis Stevens. The film stars
Douglas MacLean
Charles Douglas MacLean (January 10, 1890 – July 9, 1967) was an American stage and silent film actor who later worked as a producer and screenwriter in the sound era.
Early life and stage career
Born in Philadelphia, MacLean was educated at ...
,
Beatrice Burnham
Beatrice Burnham (October 2, 1902 – January 8, 1995) was an American film actress in silent films.
Selected filmography
* ''Ramona'' (1916)
* ''Jack and Jill'' (1917)
* ''The Petal on the Current'' (1919)
*''Upstairs'' (1919)
* ''Hitchin' Po ...
, Walt Whitman,
Margaret Livingston
Margaret Livingston (born Marguerite Livingston; November 25, 1895 – December 13, 1984), sometimes credited as Marguerite Livingstone or Margaret Livingstone, was an American film actress and businesswoman during the silent film era. She is ...
,
Wade Boteler
Wade Boteler (October 3, 1888 – May 7, 1943) was an American film actor and writer. He appeared in more than 430 films between 1919 and 1943.
Biography
He was born in Santa Ana, California, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart ...
,
Mary Jane Irving
Mary Jane Irving (October 20, 1913 – July 17, 1983) was an American actress. She appeared in 58 films between 1917 and 1938.
Biography
Born in Columbia, South Carolina, Irving began her career as a child actor in silent films. A popular c ...
, and
Charles Hill Mailes
Charles Hill Mailes (25 May 1870 – 17 February 1937) was a Canadian actor of the silent era.
Biography
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1870, Mailes appeared in 290 films between 1909 and 1935. He married the actress Claire McDowell ...
. Its screenplay was written by Louis Stevens and is based upon the short story "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" by Charles Belmont Davis, which appeared in the October 1914 issue of ''
Metropolitan Magazine''. The film was released on April 24, 1921, by
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes ...
.
Cast
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Douglas MacLean
Charles Douglas MacLean (January 10, 1890 – July 9, 1967) was an American stage and silent film actor who later worked as a producer and screenwriter in the sound era.
Early life and stage career
Born in Philadelphia, MacLean was educated at ...
as Johnny Hardwick
*
Beatrice Burnham
Beatrice Burnham (October 2, 1902 – January 8, 1995) was an American film actress in silent films.
Selected filmography
* ''Ramona'' (1916)
* ''Jack and Jill'' (1917)
* ''The Petal on the Current'' (1919)
*''Upstairs'' (1919)
* ''Hitchin' Po ...
as Margaret Warren
*
Walt Whitman
Walter Whitman (; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among t ...
as Mr. Warren
*
Margaret Livingston
Margaret Livingston (born Marguerite Livingston; November 25, 1895 – December 13, 1984), sometimes credited as Marguerite Livingstone or Margaret Livingstone, was an American film actress and businesswoman during the silent film era. She is ...
as Molly
*
Wade Boteler
Wade Boteler (October 3, 1888 – May 7, 1943) was an American film actor and writer. He appeared in more than 430 films between 1919 and 1943.
Biography
He was born in Santa Ana, California, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart ...
as Mr. Duffy
*
Mary Jane Irving
Mary Jane Irving (October 20, 1913 – July 17, 1983) was an American actress. She appeared in 58 films between 1917 and 1938.
Biography
Born in Columbia, South Carolina, Irving began her career as a child actor in silent films. A popular c ...
as Gwen Duffy
*
Charles Hill Mailes
Charles Hill Mailes (25 May 1870 – 17 February 1937) was a Canadian actor of the silent era.
Biography
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1870, Mailes appeared in 290 films between 1909 and 1935. He married the actress Claire McDowell ...
as Mr. Wilson
*
Mollie McConnell
Mollie McConnell (September 24, 1865 – December 9, 1920) was an American silent film actress.
McConnell was born in Chicago, Illinois, and attended Mills Seminary in Oakland, California. She studied further at "Miss Grant's college" in Chica ...
as Mrs. Wilson (*posthumous release for Mollie who died in 1920)
*Jack Singleton as Tommy Wilson
*
Joseph Bennett as Hi Simpkins
*George Holmes as Skeeter
Preservation status
Prints held at the
UCLA Film and Television Archive
The UCLA Film & Television Archive is a visual arts organization focused on the preservation, study, and appreciation of film and television, based at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Also a nonprofit exhibition venue, the archiv ...
,
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library is ...
, and
Academy Film Archive
The Academy Film Archive is part of the Academy Foundation, established in 1944 with the purpose of organizing and overseeing the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ educational and cultural activities, including the preservation of m ...
.
[''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', p. 82 c.1978 by the American Film Institute]
References
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1921 films
1920s English-language films
Silent American drama films
1921 drama films
Paramount Pictures films
Films directed by Jack Nelson
American black-and-white films
American silent feature films
1920s American films
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