Home Folks 1912 Directed by D.W. Griffith
Griffith interweaves two tales of one family: A stern father rules his family by what he thinks to be the Bible's precepts, but it is simply the influence of his own narrow mind. Hence when his boy suggests going to a barn dance, he flies into a rage and commands that the boy remain at home. The boy, however, becomes rebellious and goes, and for this act of disobedience the father drives him from the house and forces the rest of the family to swear never to mention his name again. It's soon revealed that father does have a soft spot and misses the boy. Mary's not-so-bright suitor, the local smith, asks for her hand. When her brother does return to the old home to reconcile, Mary's partner believes her to be unfaithful.
Language
English
Gnere
Drama
Production Company
American Mutoscope & Biograph
Release Date 6 June 1912
12 mins
Cast
Mary Pickford
The Young Woman
Charles Hill Mailes
The Young Woman's Father
Kate Bruce
The Young Woman's Mother
Robert Harron
The Young Woman's Brother
Wilfred Lucas
The Blacksmith
