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| ~Mother Knows Best~ 1928 |
| ~Bly-44-112: Louise Dresser & Madge Bellamy~ |
| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
Ma Quail robs the till in her husband's drugstore in order to finance singing and dancing lessons
for her daughter, Sally, who, even as a kidlet of 8, is a clever impersonator. Years pass, and
domineering, ambitious Ma Quail drives her daughter into a career in show business, guiding her
from amateur nights to vaudeville to A. E. F. shows and finally to the Broadway big time. Although
Sally becomes a fine dramatic actress, her mother never allows her to develop a personality of her
own and strictly forbids her any romantic life; whenever Sally falls in love with a young fellow, Ma
drives him away. Sally eventually has a nervous breakdown, and a doctor makes Ma realize that she
is ruining her daughter's life. Ma then reunites Sally with the boy she loves, and Sally returns to her
former prominence as an actress.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
for her daughter, Sally, who, even as a kidlet of 8, is a clever impersonator. Years pass, and
domineering, ambitious Ma Quail drives her daughter into a career in show business, guiding her
from amateur nights to vaudeville to A. E. F. shows and finally to the Broadway big time. Although
Sally becomes a fine dramatic actress, her mother never allows her to develop a personality of her
own and strictly forbids her any romantic life; whenever Sally falls in love with a young fellow, Ma
drives him away. Sally eventually has a nervous breakdown, and a doctor makes Ma realize that she
is ruining her daughter's life. Ma then reunites Sally with the boy she loves, and Sally returns to her
former prominence as an actress.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
| Directed by: John G. Blystone Written by: Marion Orth - adaptation and scenario Eugene Walter - dialogue Edith Bristol - titles William Kernell - titles Based on the short story "Mother Knows Best" by Edna Ferber in Mother Knows Best; a Fiction Book (Garden City, NY, 1927). |
| ~Cast~ Madge Bellamy ... Sally Quail Louise Dresser ... Ma Quail Barry Norton ... Boy Albert Gran ... Sam Kingston Alyce McCormick ... Bessie (as Joy Auburn) Annette De Kirby ... Bessie, as a child Stuart Erwin ... Ben Ivor De Kirby ... Ben, as a child Lucien Littlefield ... Pa Quail Anne Shirley ... Sally, as a child (as Dawn O'Day) |
| ~Remaining Credits~ Produced & Released by: Fox Film Corporation Cinematography by: Gilbert Warrenton Film Editing by: Margaret Clancey Assistant Director: Jasper Blystone Wardrobe by: Sam Benson Presenter: William Fox Length: 9 Reels Runtime: 90 Minutes Released: October 28, 1928 |
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| ~Bly-44-A11: Autrey Portrait Photograph of Barry Norton, Madge Bellamy & Marie Dresser~ |
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