''The Bachelor Daddy'' is a

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1922 American silent

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directed by Alfred E. Green and written by

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and Olga Printzlau. The film stars

Thomas Meighan Thomas Meighan (April 9, 1879 – July 8, 1936) was an American actor of silent films and early talkies. He played several leading-man roles opposite popular actresses of the day, including Mary Pickford and Gloria Swanson. At one point he comm ...

Leatrice Joy Leatrice Joy (born Leatrice Johanna Zeidler; November 7, 1893 – May 13, 1985) was an American actress most prolific during the silent film era. Early life Joy was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to dentist Edward Joseph Zeidler, who was o ...

, Maude Wayne,

Adele Farrington Adele Farrington (1867 – 19 December 1936) was an American actress of the silent film era. Biography Born Anna King in Brooklyn, New York, Farrington was a stage actress before appearing in 74 films between 1914 and 1926. She was a relatively ...

J. Farrell MacDonald John Farrell MacDonald (June 6, 1875 – August 2, 1952) was an American character actor and director. He played supporting roles and occasional leads. He appeared in over 325 films over a four-decade career from 1911 to 1951, and directed fort ...

Larry Wheat Laurence Wheat (October 10, 1876 – August 7, 1963) was an American character actor of the silent and sound film eras. Biography Born on October 20, 1876, in Wheeling, West Virginia, Wheat entered the film industry in 1921 with a supporti ...

, and

Peaches Jackson Peaches Jackson (October 9, 1913 – February 23, 2002) was an American film actress. Her sister, Mary Ann Jackson also became a child actor, and appeared in many of the Little Rascals short films for Hal Roach. Peaches (Charlotte) stoppe ...

. The film was released on April 29, 1922, by

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Plot

As described in a

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, following the death of his mining partner Joe Pelton (MacDonald), wealthy bachelor Richard Chester (Meighan) adopts Joe's five young children and takes them east by train. The tots upset the equanimity of the passengers of the

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en route to New York City, and when they arrive at Richard's home they almost drive the servants distracted. He puts them all in school except for the youngest. His fiancé Ethel McVae (Wayne), a cold society woman, refuses to have anything to do with the children and breaks their engagement when she sees how Richard reacts when his stenographer Sally Lockwood (Joy) helps him nurse the youngest child through a night's illness. The secretary wins Richard's love through the baby.

Cast

as Richard Chester *

as Sally Lockwood *Maude Wayne as Ethel McVae *

as Mrs. McVae *

as Joe Pelton *

as Charles Henley *

as Nita *Barbara Maier as Buddie *

Bruce Guerin Bruce Guerin (January 18, 1919 – June 27, 2012) was an American child actor known for his roles in silent films during the 1920s. Biography Guerin was born in Los Angeles to a family that worked in showbusiness. His mother was a vaudeville per ...

as Toodles *Charles De Briac as David *Raymond De Briac as Donald

References

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* * 1922 films 1920s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1922 comedy films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Alfred E. Green American black-and-white films Lost American films American silent feature films 1922 lost films Lost comedy films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub