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The Cricket on the Hearth

1923

82 minutes

ComedyDramaRomance

Overview

Tells of Caleb Plummer, his son Edward and blind daughter Bertha, and rivalry over neighbor May Fielding. May's friend Dot weds John Peerybingle; they find a lucky cricket in their cottage. A mortgage and house on fire figure in the story.

Top Cast

Josef Swickard headshot

Josef Swickard

Caleb Plummer

Fritzi Ridgeway headshot

Fritzi Ridgeway

Bertha Plummer

Virginia Brown Faire headshot

Virginia Brown Faire

Dot Marley

Lorimer Johnston headshot

Lorimer Johnston

Josiah Tackleton

Margaret Landis headshot

Margaret Landis

May Fielding

Joan Standing headshot

Joan Standing

Tillie Slowboy

Paul Gerson headshot

Paul Gerson

John Peerybingle

Paul Moore headshot

Paul Moore

Edward Plummer