Are Parents People? Explained

Are Parents People?
Director:Malcolm St. Clair
Producer:Adolph Zukor
Jesse L. Lasky
Starring:Betty Bronson
Florence Vidor
Adolphe Menjou
George Beranger
Lawrence Gray
Cinematography:Bert Glennon
Distributor:Paramount Pictures
Runtime:70 minutes
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

Are Parents People? is a 1925 American silent comedy film starring Betty Bronson, Florence Vidor, Adolphe Menjou, George Beranger, and Lawrence Gray. The film was directed by Malcolm St. Clair and released by Paramount Pictures.[1] [2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Lita's parents are the victims of a divorce due to incompatibility and each want her to accompany them to Europe or Nevada. Lita, however, learns from the young Doctor Dacer, who seems interested in Lisa, that her parents are still in love with each other. She takes the blame of a girl friend at the boarding school, who is believed to have had an affair with "movie sheik" actor Maurice Mansfield, and is expelled. Her parents become so interested in her welfare that now have a mutual interest and become reconciled. The parents then learn that Lita was expelled for an other young woman's mischief.

Preservation

According to the SilentEra website, the film survives in a 16mm print.[3] [4]

Home media

The film was released on DVD on June 21, 2011.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015577/ IMDB entry
  2. Magill's Survey of Silent Films, Vol. 1 A-FLA, p. 149, edited by Frank N. Magill c.1982 (3 book set)
  3. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/A/AreParentsPeople1925.html Progressive Silent Film List: Are Parents People?
  4. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.744/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Films Survival Catalog: Are Parents People?
  5. https://www.amazon.com/Are-Parents-People-Betty-Bronson/dp/B002MWIYYI Amazon entry for film