The House Without Children

Summary Richard Walker longs for a son, but his wife Margaret argues for birth control. They live with Richard's sister Florence, Margaret's cousin Jim, and Richard's secretary Lawrence Branford, who is in love with Florence. After Richard and Jim leave for a year on an engineering project, Florence confesses to Margaret that she is pregnant with Jim's child. Margaret's recommendation of an abortion is unacceptable to Florence, so after the birth, Margaret passes the sickly child off as her own to protect Jim and Florence, and to please Richard, who is elated when he returns. After Jim learns that Florence is about to inherit a fortune, he proposes, but when she discovers the reason, she confesses that the child is theirs. Richard upbraids Margaret for being a "modern woman" whose aversion to motherhood is criminal. After Jack leaves and the baby dies, Richard, seeing that Margaret's maternal instinct has been sparked, forgives her, and Florence marries Lawrence. View more details

The House Without Children

Directed : Samuel R. Brodsky

Written : Robert McLaughlin

Stars : Gretchen Hartman Richard Travers Helen Weir George Fox

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Genres : Drama

Release date : Aug 9, 1919

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English None

Filming locations : Samuel Andrews Mansion, 3001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Production companies : Argus Motion Picture Company

Summary Richard Walker longs for a son, but his wife Margaret argues for birth control. They live with Richard's sister Florence, Margaret's cousin Jim, and Richard's secretary Lawrence Branford, who is in love with Florence. After Richard and Jim leave for a year on an engineering project, Florence confesses to Margaret that she is pregnant with Jim's child. Margaret's recommendation of an abortion is unacceptable to Florence, so after the birth, Margaret passes the sickly child off as her own to protect Jim and Florence, and to please Richard, who is elated when he returns. After Jim learns that Florence is about to inherit a fortune, he proposes, but when she discovers the reason, she confesses that the child is theirs. Richard upbraids Margaret for being a "modern woman" whose aversion to motherhood is criminal. After Jack leaves and the baby dies, Richard, seeing that Margaret's maternal instinct has been sparked, forgives her, and Florence marries Lawrence. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : Aug 9, 1919

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English None

Filming locations : Samuel Andrews Mansion, 3001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Production companies : Argus Motion Picture Company

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