The Family Secret

Overview

The daughter of a wealthy man secretly marries a man below her station— one whom her father violently disapproves of. The father, in an excess of parental concern, separates the lovers by sending his daughter away so that she might forget her lover, unaware of their married state. During this time, she gives birth to a daughter. After some months, the young mother returns to her family manor and presents her father with his new granddaughter, which causes a most unfortunate scene. Unbeknownst to the young woman, her enraged father falsely accuses his son-in-law of theft and has him incarcerated in order to separate the lovers in an irrational attempt to force his daughter to forget this "unworthy" young man.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 28, 1924

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Universal Pictures

Cast

Elizabeth Mackey,Edward Earle,Gladys Hulette,Cesare Gravina,Baby Peggy,Martha Mattox,Lucy Beaumont,Martin Turner,Frank Currier

Director

William A. Seiter

Writer

Augustus E. Thomas,Lois Zellner,Frances Hodgson Burnett

Cinematography

John Stumar

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0014874