''His Children's Children'' is a lost 1923 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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Sam Wood Samuel Grosvenor Wood (July 10, 1883 – September 22, 1949) was an American film director and producer who is best known for having directed such Hollywood hits as ''A Night at the Opera (film), A Night at the Opera'', ''A Day at the Races (fi ...

and starring the winsome

Bebe Daniels Phyllis Virginia "Bebe" () Daniels (January 14, 1901 – March 16, 1971) was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer, and producer. She began her career in Hollywood during the silent film era as a child actress, became a star in musicals s ...

. It is based on a novel, ''His Children's Children'' by Arthur Train.

Famous Players–Lasky The Famous Players–Lasky Corporation was an American motion picture and distribution company formed on June 28, 1916, from the merger of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Companyoriginally formed by Zukor as Famous Players in Famous Playsan ...

produced and

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distributed the film.The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ''His Children's Children''
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Cast

as Diane * James Rennie as Lloyd Maitland * Dorothy Mackaill as Sheila * Hale Hamilton as Rufus Kayne * George Fawcett as Peter B. Kayne *Kathryn Lean as Claudia * Mahlon Hamilton as Larry Devereaux * Mary Eaton as Mercedes *

Warner Oland Warner Oland (born Johan Verner Ölund; October 3, 1879 – August 6, 1938) was a Swedish-American actor. His career included time on Broadway and numerous film appearances. He is most remembered for playing several Chinese and Chinese-American ...

as Dr. Dahl * John Davidson as Florian * Lawrence D'Orsay as Mr. Pepperill * Sally Crute as Mrs. Wingate *Joseph Burke as Uncle Billy McGaw *Templar Powell as Lord Harrowdale * Dora Mills Adams as Mrs. Rufus Kayne * H. Cooper Cliffe as Attorney Krabfleisch ''unbilled cast'' *

Jack Oakie Jack Oakie (born Lewis Delaney Offield; November 12, 1903 – January 23, 1978) was an American actor, starring mostly in films, but also working on stage, radio and television. He portrayed Napaloni in Chaplin's ''The Great Dictator'' (1940) ...

- *

Betty Bronson Elizabeth Ada Bronson (November 17, 1906 – October 19, 1971) was an American film and television actress who began her career during the silent film era. Early years Bronson was born in Trenton, New Jersey, to Frank and Nellie Smith Bronso ...

- *Kit Wain

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1923 films American silent feature films Lost American drama films Films based on American novels Films directed by Sam Wood Paramount Pictures films 1923 drama films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films English-language drama films 1923 lost films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films Lost silent American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub