Are Parents People?

Are Parents People?
Are Parents People?
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Directed by	Malcolm St. Clair
Written by	Frances Agnew (adaptation)
Based on	Are Parents People?; by Alice Duer Miller
Produced by	Adolph Zukor; Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Betty Bronson; Florence Vidor; Adolphe Menjou; George Beranger; Lawrence Gray
Cinematography	Bert Glennon
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	July 14, 1925;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Are Parents People? is a 1925 American silent comedy film starring Betty Bronson, Florence Vidor, Adolphe Menjou, George Beranger, and Lawrence Gray. The film was directed by Malcolm St. Clair and released by Paramount Pictures.^[1]^[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] Lita's parents are the victims of a divorce due to incompatibility and each want her to accompany them to Europe or Nevada. Lita, however, learns from the young Doctor Dacer, who seems interested in Lisa, that her parents are still in love with each other. She takes the blame of a girl friend at the boarding school, who is believed to have had an affair with "movie sheik" actor Maurice Mansfield, and is expelled. Her parents become so interested in her welfare that now have a mutual interest and become reconciled. The parents then learn that Lita was expelled for an other young woman's mischief.

Cast

Betty Bronson as Lita Hazlitt
Florence Vidor as Mrs. Hazlitt
Adolphe Menjou as Mr. Hazlitt
George Beranger as Maurice Mansfield
Lawrence Gray as Dr. Dacer
Mary Beth Milford as Aurella Wilton
Emily Fitzroy as Margaret
William Courtright as Freebody

Preservation

According to the SilentEra website, the film survives in a 16mm print.^[4]^[5]

Home media

The film was released on DVD on June 21, 2011.^[6]

References

^ IMDB entry
^ Magill's Survey of Silent Films, Vol. 1 A-FLA, p. 149, edited by Frank N. Magill c.1982 ISBN 0-89356-240-8 (3 book set ISBN 0-89356-239-4)
^ "New Pictures: Are Parents People?", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (13): 49, June 20, 1925, retrieved April 9, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Progressive Silent Film List: Are Parents People? at silentera.com
^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Films Survival Catalog: Are Parents People?
^ Amazon entry for film

External links

Are Parents People? at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie
Stills at silenthollywood.com
Still at silentfilmstillarchive.com
Review at moviessilently.com
Are Parents People? on YouTube (9 minute excerpt)

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[1] IMDB entry

[2] Magill's Survey of Silent Films, Vol. 1 A-FLA, p. 149, edited by Frank N. Magill c.1982 ISBN 0-89356-240-8 (3 book set ISBN 0-89356-239-4)

[3] "New Pictures: Are Parents People?", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (13): 49, June 20, 1925, retrieved April 9, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[4] Progressive Silent Film List: Are Parents People? at silentera.com

[5] The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Films Survival Catalog: Are Parents People?

[6] Amazon entry for film

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