Early film adaptation of a popular 19th century melodrama. 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.
Credits
The Family Secret Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Baby Peggy
She was 5, now 106 years old
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as Peggy Holmes |
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Frank Currier
He was 67, 70 years old when he died
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as Simon Selfridge |
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Gladys Hulette
She was 28, 95 years old when she died
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as Margaret Selfridge |
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Cesare Gravina
He was 66, 95 years old when he died
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as Tomaso Silvano |
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Edward Earle
He was 42, 90 years old when he died
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as Garry Holmes |
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Lucy Beaumont
She was 51, 63 years old when she died
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as Miss Abigail Selfridge |
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Martha Mattox
She was 45, 53 years old when she died
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as Nurse Sneed |
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Martin Turner (actor)
He was 25, now 74 years old
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as Uncle Mose |
The Family Secret Crew
