The House with the Tall Porch

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The House with the Tall Porch

Director: J. Searle Dawley

Year: 1912

Plot: The story itself deals with an old aristocratic father's love for his son, who falls in love with a young married woman. The father objects to the match and the quarrel that ensues causes the boy to leave home, and years afterwards when he returns be finds the old proud aristocrat a broken-hearted old man. The son returns and is received with open arms. The joy is too great for the father and he dies in the arms of his boy.—Moving Picture World synopsis
Original Title: The House with the Tall Porch
Director: J. Searle Dawley
Writer: Gilbert Parker
Type: movie
Year: 1912
Genres: Short, Drama
Cast: James Gordon , Ben F. Wilson , Charles Sutton , Jessie McAllister , Richard Neill , Laura Sawyer , William R. Randall
Countries: United States
Languages: None , English
Color Info: Black and White
Aspect Ratio: 1.33 : 1
Sound Mix: Silent
Original Air Date: 22 Mar 1912 (USA)
Production Companies: Edison Company
Distributors: General Film Company