The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
Joe Merrill, son of the millionaire owner of a chain of 5 and 10 cent stores, poses as Joe Grant, and takes a job in the stockroom of one of his father's stores, to prove that he can be a success without his father's influence. There he meets stockroom girl Maggie Johnson, and they fall in love. This causes problems, because Mrs. Merrill had planned for her son to marry Millicent Rogers, a high society girl.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
21 audience votes
Key crew
- Sam TaylorDirector
- Allen McNeilScreenplay
- Tim WhelanScreenplay
- Hope LoringWriter
Cast
- Mary PickfordMaggie Johnson
- Charles 'Buddy' RogersJoe Grant
- Sunshine HartMa Johnson
- Lucien LittlefieldPa Johnson
- Carmelita GeraghtyLiz Johnson
- Hobart BosworthRobert Merrill
- Evelyn HallEsther Merrill
- Avonne TaylorMillicent Rogers
- Mack SwainJudge
- Junior JohnstonNick Powell
- Matthew BeardChild (uncredited)
- Sidney BraceyButler Serving Dinner (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
silent filmnight court