''The Woman in His House'' is a 1920 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- ...
produced by
Louis B. Mayer, directed by John M. Stahl, and starring
Mildred Harris
Mildred Harris (April 18, 1901 – July 20, 1944) was an American stage, film, and vaudeville actress during the early part of the 20th century. Harris began her career in the film industry as a child actress when she was 10 years old. She was a ...
.
It is a
lost film
A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress.
Conditions
During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy ...
with no archive holdings.
Plot
As described in a
film magazine
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,
with the coming of their little son, Dr. Philip Emerson (Wallace) and his wife Hilda (Harris) drift slowly apart. The doctor spends most of his time at his work and permits his friend Peter Marvin (Holding) and Robert Livingston (Fisher), a
lounge lizard, to occupy his wife's time. When Peter sees the trend of feeling between Hilda and Robert, he seeks to bring about a better understanding between the husband and wife. However, an epidemic of
infantile paralysis absorbs the physician's time and he neglects his wife. When their own son is stricken, Hilda. believing her son has died, leaves his bedside. He is revived, and the father devotes every minute of his time for several weeks attempting to find a cure, but the child is hopelessly crippled. Peter finally brings about a meeting between Hilda and the child, and what science could not accomplish is done by love.
Cast
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Mildred Harris
Mildred Harris (April 18, 1901 – July 20, 1944) was an American stage, film, and vaudeville actress during the early part of the 20th century. Harris began her career in the film industry as a child actress when she was 10 years old. She was a ...
as Hilda (credited as Mildred Harris Chaplin)
*Ramsey Wallace as Dr. Philip Emerson
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Thomas Holding as Peter Marvin
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George Fisher as Robert Livingston
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Gareth Hughes
Gareth Hughes (23 August 1894 – 1 October 1965) was a Welsh stage and silent screen actor. Usually cast as a callow, sensitive hero in Hollywood silent films, Hughes got his start on stage during childhood and continued to play youthful lead ...
as Sigurd
*Richard Headrick as Philip Emerson Jr.
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Winter Hall
Winter Hall (21 June 1872 – 10 February 1947) was a New Zealand actor of the silent era who later appeared in sound films. He performed in more than 120 films between 1916 and 1938. Prior to that, he had a career as a stage actor in Austr ...
as Hilda's Father, Andrew Martin
*Katherine Van Buren as Emerson's Assistant (credited as Catherine Van Buren)
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Robert Walker as Associate Doctor (credited as Bob Walker)
References
External links
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Portrait of Mildred Harris(University of Washington, Sayre collection)
1920 films
American silent feature films
Films directed by John M. Stahl
1920 drama films
Silent American drama films
Lost American films
Films produced by Louis B. Mayer
American black-and-white films
1920 lost films
Lost drama films
1920s American films
1920s English-language films
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