''Trouble'' is a 1922 American silent comedy-drama film directed by

Albert Austin Albert Austin (13 December 1882 – 17 August 1953) was an English actor, film star, director, and script writer, remembered for his work in Charlie Chaplin films. Biography Austin was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, and was a mus ...

and written by Max Abramson. The film stars

Jackie Coogan John Leslie Coogan (October 26, 1914 – March 1, 1984) was an American actor and comedian who began his film career as a child actor in silent films. Charlie Chaplin's film classic ''The Kid'' (1921) made him one of the first child stars in the ...

, Wallace Beery, and

Gloria Hope Gloria Hope (born Olive Frances, November 9, 1901 – October 29, 1976) was an American silent film actress. Life and career She was born as Olive Frances in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1901. Following her education at a Newark, New Jersey, ...

. The film was released on August 7, 1922, by Associated First National Pictures.

Plot

As described in a film magazine, Danny (Coogan) is a kid at a private orphanage where he is beset with much grief in his attempts to prevent the sending away of his pet dog. The orphanage is to be abandoned and its little charges are offered for adoption. Danny finds a new home but it is far from an ideal home. The wife-beating husband Ed Lee (Beery) is finally put where he can work off his excess energy on a rock pile, while Danny, his foster mother (Hope), and her parents repair to an old farmhouse in the country where all is well.

Cast

as Danny, the Kid * Wallace Beery as Ed Lee, the Plumber *

as Mrs. Lee, the Plumber's Wife *Queenie the Dog as herself *Valentine Black as Girl (uncredited) * Tom Wilson (uncredited)

Preservation

Prints of ''Trouble'' exists at Gosfilmofond in Russia and EYE Film Institute Netherlands.American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Trouble''
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References

External links

* * 1922 comedy-drama films 1922 films American comedy-drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films First National Pictures films Films produced by Sol Lesser Films directed by Albert Austin 1920s American films Silent comedy-drama films Silent American drama films Silent American comedy films 1920s English-language films {{silent-comedy-drama-film-stub