The Old Nest

The Old Nest

A Story of Home and Mother That Will Never Grow Old

1921•1h 20m•8.0/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.0/10(1)

A mother raises her six children and one by one lets them go out into the world. Their failures and successes fill her life, but she grows lonely without them. Then when one of the children has a surprise to announce, they all return home to be with their mother.

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Production

Goldwyn Pictures Corporation

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

T.D. Crittenden

T.D. Crittenden

Dr. Horace Anthon

Mary Alden

Mary Alden

Mrs. Anthon

Nick Cogley

Nick Cogley

Uncle Ned

Fanny Stockbridge

Hannah

Laura La Varnie

Laura La Varnie

Mrs. Guthrie

Edward Peil Jr.

Edward Peil Jr.

Tom at 13

Richard Tucker

Richard Tucker

Tom at 36

Marshall Ricksen

Arthur at 14

Buddy Messinger

Buddy Messinger

Jim at 10

Cullen Landis

Cullen Landis

Jim at 22-32

Lucille Ricksen

Lucille Ricksen

Kate at 9

Louise Lovely

Louise Lovely

Kate at 21-31

Robert DeVilbiss

Frank at 6

J. Parks Jones

Frank at 18-28

Marie Moorehouse

Baby Emily

Helene Chadwick

Helene Chadwick

Emily at 22

Theodore von Eltz

Theodore von Eltz

Stephen McLeod

Molly Malone

Molly Malone

Molly McLeod

Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn

Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn

Harry Andrews

Roland Rushton

Mr. Atkinson

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