The Home Maker

Nov 22, 1925

1h 20m

★ 0.0

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Overview

A man's life seems to be falling apart. He's bored with his job, gets passed over for a promotion and, when the pressures get to be too much, he tries to commit suicide, but he even fails at that and manages only to cripple himself instead of killing himself. Forced to stay at home, he finds the role of "househusband" enjoyable--until his wife takes a low-paying job with his old company, and rapidly rises up the corporate ladder.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

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Cast

Eve Knapp

Alice Joyce

Lester Knapp

Clive Brook

Stephen Knapp

Billy Kent Schaefer

Henry Knapp

Maurice Murphy

Helen Knapp

Julie Bishop

Harvey Bronson

Frank Newburg

Dr. Merritt

George Fawcett

Mattie Farnum

Margaret Campbell

Mrs. Anderson

Martha Mattox

John - the Janitor

Alfred Fisher

Mrs. Prouty

Virginia True Boardman

Mrs. Hennessy

Mary Gordon

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