Daddies is a 1924 American silent romantic comedy film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by William A. Seiter. The film stars Mae Marsh and Harry Myers and survives today in 16mm format.[2] It was transferred onto 16mm film by Associated Artists Productions / United Artists[3] in the 1950s and shown on television.
Daddies | |
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Directed by | William Seiter |
Written by | Julien Josephson |
Based on | Daddies (1918 play) by John L. Hobble |
Starring | Mae Marsh Harry Myers Claude Gillingwater Willard Louis |
Cinematography | John Stumar |
Production company | Warner Bros. |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 reels (6,500 - 6,800 feet) |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Budget | $223,000[1] |
Box office | $407,000[1] |
As described in a review in a film magazine,[4] at a reunion of a bachelors’ club the five remaining members are shocked at the defection of one of their number, who pays his forfeit to get married. Another receives a letter that his chum, about to die, has left him his little girl, and the other three are persuaded to also adopt war orphans. Robert Audrey (Myers) finds his in an eighteen-year-old girl, Ruth (Marsh); old James Crockett (Gillingwater), who grudgingly accepts a boy, really gets a little girl, while Allen (Louis) finds three boys, triplets, have been awarded to him. These kiddies gradually work themselves into the affections of their foster parents until each one marries to provide a "mother" for the children. Finally Robert finds that he loves his "orphan," Ruth, and marries her, and the club goes to smash.
According to Warner Bros records, the film earned $367,000 domestically and $40,000 in foreign markets.[1]
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