''The Servant in the House'' is a

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1921 American silent

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directed by Jack Conway based on a 1908 Broadway play, ''The Servant in the House'' by

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Cast

Jean Hersholt Jean Pierre Carl Buron (12 July 1886 – 2 June 1956), known professionally as Jean Hersholt, was a Danish-American actor. He is best known for starring on the radio series '' Dr. Christian'' (1937–1954) and in the film ''Heidi'' (1937).Obitua ...

as Manson, The Servant * Jack Curtis as Robert Smith * Claire Anderson as Mary Smith *

Clara Horton Clara Marie Horton (July 29, 1904 – December 4, 1976) was an American actress of the silent film era. Horton was born in Brooklyn. Her mother gave up a career as a piano soloist and instructor to raise her baby. She planned for Clara t ...

as Mary Smith, Her Daughter *Zenaide Williams as Martha, The Vicar's Wife * Edward Peil, Sr. as William Smythe, The Vicar * Harvey Clark as The Bishop of Lancashire * John Gilbert (as Jack Gilbert) as Percival *

Anna Dodge Anna Dodge (October 18, 1867 – May 4, 1945) was an American silent film actress. Anna Dodge married silent film actor George Hernandez and was frequently credited as Anna Hernandez. Filmography 1910s * ''Making a Man of Him'' (1911) * ''O ...

(as Mrs. George Hernandez) as Janitress

Production

This film was shot in 1918 by the historic

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and has a checkered distribution history. By 1920, Triangle had gone out of business. The film had a limited release in mid-1920 and was acquired by a different distributor,

Film Booking Offices of America Film Booking Offices of America (FBO), registered as FBO Pictures Corp., was an American film studio of the Silent film, silent era, a midsize producer and distributor of mostly low-budget films. The business began in 1918 as Robertson-Cole, an ...

, in late 1920 for re-release in 1921.The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:''The Servant in the House''
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* * 1921 films American silent feature films Lost American films Films directed by Jack Conway 1921 drama films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Film Booking Offices of America films 1921 lost films Lost drama films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub