The Servant in the House

The Servant in the House
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Directed by	Jack Conway
Written by	Lanier Bartlett
Based on	The Servant in the House (play) by Charles Rann Kennedy
Produced by	Triangle Film Corporation
Starring	Jean Hersholt
Cinematography	Elgin Lessley
Distributed by	Film Booking Offices of America (re-release)
Release date	July 1920 (1920-07)
Running time	8–9 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Servant in the House is a lost ^[1] 1921 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway based on a 1908 Broadway play, The Servant in the House by Charles Rann Kennedy. ^[2]

Cast

• Jean Hersholt as Manson, The Servant
• Jack Curtis as Robert Smith
• Claire Anderson as Mary Smith
• Clara Horton as Mary Smith, Her Daughter
• Zenaide Williams as Martha, The Vicar's Wife
• Edward Peil, Sr. as William Smythe, The Vicar
• Harvey Clark as The Bishop of Lancashire
• John Gilbert (as Jack Gilbert) as Percival
• Anna Dodge (as Mrs. George Hernandez) as Janitress

Production

This film was shot in 1918 by the historic Triangle Film Corporation and has a checkered distribution history. By 1920, Triangle had gone out of business. The film had a limited release in mid-1920 and was acquired by a different distributor, Film Booking Offices of America, in late 1920 for re-release in 1921. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Servant in the House
2. The Servant in the House on Broadway in original 1908 production and various revivals
3. Progressive Silent Film List: The Servant in the House at silentera.com
4. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Servant in the House

External links

• The Servant in the House at IMDb