The Cricket on the Hearth(1923)
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: The Cricket on the Hearth
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Caleb Plummer
Bertha Plummer
Dot Marley
Josiah Tackleton
May Fielding
Tillie Slowboy
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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.
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1923-08-11
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