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The Cradle (1922 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Cradle' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Paul Powell and written by Olga Printzlau. The film stars Ethel Clayton, Charles Meredith, Mary Jane Irving, Anna Lehr, Walter McGrail, and Adele Farrington. The film was released on March 4, 1922, by Paramount Pictures.
The film is preserved in the Library of Congress collections.[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1746/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: 'The Cradle']
Plot
As described in a film magazine, Margaret Harvey's (Clayton) husband, physician Dr. Robert Harvey (Meredith), is won away from his home by an attractive patient. A divorce follows and the doctor marries the patient. Margaret marries an old admirer, and the child Doris (Irving) is assigned to the custody of both parents for alternate periods of six months each. Both the step-mother and step-father resent the child's presence in their homes, and estrangement disturbs both households. The serious illness of the child results in the realization that the bond of parentage is stronger than man-made marriage, and the film closes with two more divorces and the prospect of a remarriage.
Cast
*Ethel Clayton as Margaret Harvey
*Charles Meredith as Dr. Robert Harvey
*Mary Jane Irving as Doris Harvey
*Anna Lehr as Lola Forbes
*Walter McGrail as Courtney Webster
*Adele Farrington as Mrs. Mason
References
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