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Honor Thy Father
(1912) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: Arthur V. Johnson [John Harris, the son], Lottie Briscoe [Thel Harris, the daughter-in-law], Charles Brandt [Caleb Harris, the father], Madge Orlamond [Mrs. Caleb Harris, the mother]
Lubin Manufacturing Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 15 July 1912. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Caleb Harris has not been able to keep pace with the times and loses his business. His wife tries to help him, and writes to their son, John, of the old man’s trouble. John and his wife. Ethel, are both willing and anxious to help, and offer the old folks a home, but Caleb’s pride will not permit him to accept. John conceives a plan and arranges with a commission house to employ his father, assuming the salary himself. The old man, believing that they want his experience, accepts, and all goes well for six months, when Caleb’s health begins to fail. John and Ethel again visit the old couple and insist on consulting a physician, who tells them that Caleb must stop work at once and have rest and quiet. John, at a loss what to do, happens to find the deed of fifty acres of Texas land which Caleb had bought many years before and which John knows to be worthless. He shows the deed to Ethel, who conceives the idea of making the old couple believe that it is valuable, and through the aid of John’s lawyer, Caleb receives a letter making an offer of $1,000 a year as rental for the property. Believing themselves self-supporting, the old couple agree to go and live with John and Ethel. The last scene shows them seated by the fireside, where they see a vision of fertile farm land, which they believe is yielding them an income, and which is the result of a wise investment made years before.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain.
Listing updated: 6 January 2025.
References: Website-IMDb.
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