Movie: The Good Provider

Top 8 Billed Cast

Vera Gordon
Vera Gordon

Becky Binswanger

Dore Davidson
Dore Davidson

Julius Binswanger

Miriam Battista
Miriam Battista

Pearl Binswanger, as a child

Vivienne Osborne
Vivienne Osborne

Pearl Binswanger

William Collier Jr.
William Collier Jr.

Izzy Binswanger

John Roche
John Roche

Max Teitlebaum

Eddie Phillips
Eddie Phillips

Broadway Sport

Blanche Craig
Blanche Craig

Mrs. Boggs

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    A prosperous small-town peddler accedes to his family's wish to move from their secure existence to the uncertainty of New York City. It proves fruitless and eventually his kin sees the error of their ways and return to their true home.

  • Release Date

    1922-04-02

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    If you want to weep a little, smile a lot, and have your heart filled with happiness, SEE THIS PICTURE!

  • Genres

    Drama

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  • Keywords

    immigrantbankruptcylost filmpartially lost filmfragment

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