Who Are My Parents?
“A TREMENDOUS THEME SCREENED WITH PATHOS AND PUNCH!”
Synopsis
Defying her obdurate Colonel father Betty Lewis elopes with Bob Hale. When Bob is killed in an automobile accident, the colonel discovers Betty is pregnant and after the birth cruelly tells Betty that the baby died while placing the child in an orphanage. When Betty later marries Ken Tyler she stays silent about her previous marriage, at the colonel's request. One day while visiting an orphanage with her sister, Barbara, who hopes to adopt, she finds her own daughter. Taking her home she admits to Ken the child's true parentage. Angered at first, he is persuaded by his own mother and accepts the child.
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Release History & Theatrical Window
November 26, 1922
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- J. Searle Dawley
- Screenplay & Story
- Merle Johnson, Paul Sloane
- Original Title
- Who Are My Parents?
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- No Language
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Production Studios
- Fox Film Corporation
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
J. Searle Dawley
Merle Johnson, Paul Sloane
Joseph Ruttenberg
William Fox, Julius Steger
Department Leadership Roster
J. Searle Dawley
Director
Julius Steger
Producer
Joseph Ruttenberg
Director of Photography
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What is Who Are My Parents? about?
Defying her obdurate Colonel father Betty Lewis elopes with Bob Hale. When Bob is killed in an automobile accident, the colonel discovers Betty is pregnant and after the birth cruelly tells Betty that the baby died while placing the child in an orphanage. When Betty later marries Ken Tyler she stays silent about her previous marriage, at the colonel's request. One day while visiting an orphanage with her sister, Barbara, who hopes to adopt, she finds her own daughter. Taking her home she admits to Ken the child's true parentage. Angered at first, he is persuaded by his own mother and accepts the child.
Who directed Who Are My Parents??
Who Are My Parents? was directed by J. Searle Dawley.
Who stars in Who Are My Parents??
The principal cast of Who Are My Parents? includes L. Rogers Lytton, Peggy Shaw, Ernest Hilliard, Robert Agnew, Adelaide Prince.
When was Who Are My Parents? released and how long is it?
Who Are My Parents? was released in 1922 with a total runtime of 1h 30m.