Drama · United States of America · 1922 · 50m

The Cradle

Director

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

Crew

Olga Printzlau — Writer Eugène Brieux — Novel

Synopsis

A socialite couple thinks only of themselves. When they become bored with one another, they divorce and marry others (several times). The person who suffers most from their cavalier outlook on life is their cute little daughter Mary Jane Irving.

Mood & Themes

divorce

Key Collaborators

Paul Powell Director Olga Printzlau Writer Eugène Brieux Novel

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