The Other Half (1919)
1919 · Silent film · 51 min · dir. King Vidor
Which half do you belong to? What do you know about the Other Half? Did you ever try to get acquainted? Have you any sympathy for the Other Half? How many times have you figured out what you would do if you were they?
- Drama
Synopsis
Donald Trent, the son of an iron works owner, loses his belief in class distinction, and recognizes his debt to others while fighting in the trenches. At home, he tells his father, who abhors sentiment in business, that he wants to start at the bottom and becomes a mill hand, working near his army buddy, Colonel Jimmy, a machinist. While Donald and his sweetheart Katherine Boone are helping Jimmy care for his sick girlfriend Jennie Jones, known as "The Jazz Kid," Donald learns that his father…
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Details
- Director
- King Vidor
- Writer
- King Vidor
- Cinematography
- Ira H. Morgan
- Studio
- Brentwood Film Corporation
- Released
- 1919-08-18
- Running time
- 51 minutes
Cast & crew
King Vidor Director
Florence Vidor
Charles Meredith
Zasu Pitts
David Butler
Alfred Allen
Frances Raymond- Hugh Saxon
Thomas Jefferson
