Home Folks
5.3
A stern father rules his family by what he thinks to be the Bible's precepts, but it is simply the influence of his own narrow mind. Hence when his boy suggests going to a barn dance, he flies into a rage and commands that the boy remain at home. The boy, however, becomes rebellious and goes, and for this act of disobedience the father drives him from the house and forces the rest of the family to swear never to mention his name again. It's soon revealed that father does have a soft spot and misses the boy. Mary's not-so-bright suitor, the local smith, asks for her hand. When her brother does return to the old home to reconcile, Mary's partner believes her to be unfaithful.
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Cast
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Mary Pickford
The Young Woman
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The Young Woman's Father
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Frank E. Woods
D.W. Griffith
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Kate Bruce
The Young Woman's Mother
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Robert Harron
The Young Woman's Brother
Known for
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Wilfred Lucas
The Blacksmith
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Mae Marsh
Known for
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Christy Cabanne
The Blacksmith's Assistant
Charles Avery
At Barn Dance
D.W. Griffith Director · Frank E. Woods Writer
United States release June 6, 1912 · Produced in United States · Production Biograph Company
Production
American Mutoscope & Biograph
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Biograph Company
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · June 6, 1912
Theatrical
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