After a lifetime of hard work, Dad consents to live with his married daughter in the city. The young couple try to make him forget work. Ill at ease under his enforced idleness, he makes a deal with a disabled old street cleaner to keep his job. Finding him out, the young folks give in, and it's "back to the farm" for Dad.
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Lionel Barrymore
The Father
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
You Can't Take It with You
Claire McDowell
The Daughter in the City
Known for
The Big Parade
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Harry Carey
The Son-in-Law
Known for
Red River
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
W. Chrystie Miller
The Street Sweeper
Known for
A Corner in Wheat
The Lonedale Operator
Kate Bruce
The Street Sweeper's Wife
Known for
Way Down East
A Corner in Wheat
Charles Hill Mailes
The Street Commissioner
Known for
The Mark of Zorro
Charles West
The City Son
Also in
In the Border States
The Female of the Species
Kathleen Butler
The Mother
Also in
McVeagh of the South Seas
Getting Rid of Trouble
Anthony O'Sullivan Director · O.H. Nelson Story
United States release August 21, 1913
Production
Biograph Company
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · August 21, 1913
Theatrical
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