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Daddies (film)

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Daddies
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Directed byWilliam Seiter
Written byJulien Josephson
Based onDaddies (1918 play)
by John L. Hobble
StarringMae Marsh
Harry Myers
Claude Gillingwater
Willard Louis
CinematographyJohn Stumar
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • February 9, 1924 (1924-02-09)
(limited release)
Running time
7 reels (6,500 - 6,800 feet)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Budget$223,000[1]
Box office$407,000[1]

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.

Plot

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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.

Cast

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Box office

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According to Warner Bros records, the film earned $367,000 domestically and $40,000 in foreign markets.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 2 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  2. ^ Daddies at silentera.com
  3. ^ 1957 Movies from AAP Warner Bros. Features & Cartoons Sales Book Directed at TV
  4. ^ Sewell, C. S. (February 23, 1924). "Daddies: Delightful Blending of Heart Appeal and Comedy in Warner Brothers Version of Belasco Play". The Moving Picture World. 66 (8). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co.: 672. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
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