Home, Sweet Home
John Howard Payne leaves home and begins a career in the theater. Despite encouragement from his mother and his sweetheart, Payne begins to lead a life of dissolute habits, and this soon leads to ruin and misery. In deep despair, he thinks of better days, and writes a song that later provides inspiration to several others in their own times of need.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1914 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Genre | Drama, Fantasy |
| Director | D.W. Griffith |
| Runtime | 55 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.0/10 (15 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs its drama through the stark contrast between warm domestic scenes and a bleak descent into vice, relying on expressive silent acting and economical intertitles.
What lingers after viewing is a contemplative journey to cinema's early days, where a simple, heartfelt story gains power through its sincere execution. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: D.W. Griffith
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A quiet evening, in the mood for classic silent melodrama.
🎭 Cast
Henry B. Walthall
John Howard Payne
Josephine Crowell
Payne's Mother
Lillian Gish
Payne's Sweetheart
Dorothy Gish
Sister of Payne's Sweetheart
Mae Marsh
Apple Pie Mary Smith
Robert Harron
The Eastener, Robert Winthrop
Jack Pickford
The Mother's Son
Fay Tincher
The Worldly Woman
Spottiswoode Aitken
James Smith - Mary's Father
Miriam Cooper
The Fiancee
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