Her Official Fathers

Her Official Fathers
Directed by	Elmer Clifton Joseph Henabery
Written by	Roy Somerville Hugh S. Miller
Starring	Dorothy Gish Frank Bennett F.A. Turner
Cinematography	Karl Brown
Production company	Fine Arts Film Co.
Distributed by	Triangle Film Corp.
Release date	April 8, 1917 (1917-04-08)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Her Official Fathers is a 1917 American silent film that was co-directed by Elmer Clifton and Joseph Henabery. It was produced as a starring vehicle for Dorothy Gish, and she may have directed some parts of the film.^{[ citation needed ]}

Her Official Fathers was never registered for a copyright and is technically in the public domain. It is thought to be a lost film. ^[1]

Plot

Gish plays Janice, a wealthy girl whose fortune has been entrusted to two trust company vice presidents (the "official fathers" of the title). One of the vice presidents proposes marriage to the girl, but Janice also finds herself accepting the proposal of the other vice president's son. Confused over who she prefers, she retracts her acceptance of both proposals and becomes engaged to a bank teller. When the true motives of her three would-be suitors come to light, Janice makes the right decision about whom to marry. ^[2]

Cast

• Dorothy Gish - Janice
• Frank Bennett - Steven Peabody
• F.A. Turner - John Webster
• Sam De Grasse - Ethan Dexter
• Fred Warren - Henry Jarvis
• Milton Schumann - Winfield Jarvis
• Jennie Lee - Aunt Lydia
• Richard Cummings - Anthony White
• Charles Lee - William Blaine
• Hal Wilson - John
• Bessie Buskirk - Maid

Production

Many of the exterior scenes were filmed on location in Los Angeles' Chinatown. Jennie Lee, as Aunt Lydia, appears in the film in a wheelchair due to an automobile accident off set. ^[3]

References

1. Progressive Silent Film List: Her Official Fathers at silent era.com
2. Synopsis of Her Official Fathers at tcm.com
3. Motion Picture News. New York City: Motion Picture News, Inc. March 24, 1917. p. 1839.

External links

• Her Official Fathers at IMDb