Plot Summary

Tells of Caleb Plummer, his son Edward and blind daughter Bertha, and rivalry over neighbor May Fielding. May's friend Dot weds John Peerybingle; they find a lucky cricket in their cottage. A mortgage and house on fire figure in the story.

Movie Details

Original Title
The Cricket on the Hearth
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Josef Swickard as Caleb Plummer

Josef Swickard

Caleb Plummer

Fritzi Ridgeway as Bertha Plummer

Fritzi Ridgeway

Bertha Plummer

Virginia Brown Faire as Dot Marley

Virginia Brown Faire

Dot Marley

Lorimer Johnston as Josiah Tackleton

Lorimer Johnston

Josiah Tackleton

Margaret Landis as May Fielding

Margaret Landis

May Fielding

Joan Standing as Tillie Slowboy

Joan Standing

Tillie Slowboy

Paul Gerson as John Peerybingle

Paul Gerson

John Peerybingle

Paul Moore as Edward Plummer

Paul Moore

Edward Plummer

Production Companies

Paul Gerson Pictures Corporation