Back Home and Broke
1922, English. Directed by Alfred E. Green.
To roll back to the old "home town" some day in a limousine- that's the ambition of every boy who leaves Main street to seek his fortune. George Ade has put this idea into his funniest, most human story.
When Tom Redding's wealthy father dies and it turns out that all he left Tom was a mountain of debts, all of his "friends" desert him--except young Mary Austin. Determined to get out from all his debt, Tom heads west and eventually strikes it rich with an oil well. Now wealthy, he hatches a plan to get even with his "friends" in his hometown--by pretending to return home broke but having a colleague secretly buy up as much property in town as he can.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Alfred E. GreenDirector
- Thomas MeighanTom Redding
- Lila LeeMary Thorne
- Cyril RingEustace Grimley
- Richard CarlyleJohn Thorne
- Maude Turner GordonMrs. Redding
- Larry WheatBilly Andrews
- Eddie BordenCollector
- Frederick BurtonOtis Grimley
- Charles S. AbbeH.H. Hornby
- Florence DixonOlivia Hornby
- Gertrude QuinlanAggie Twaddle
- Ned BurtonHorace Beemer
Details
- Released
- 24 December 1922
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- George Ade
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Back Home and Broke runs 80 minutes (1h 20m).
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Which OTT platform is Back Home and Broke on?
Back Home and Broke isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 December 1922. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Back Home and Broke?
If you liked Back Home and Broke, try CQ, House of D, Don't Think Twice.
Who directed Back Home and Broke?
Back Home and Broke (1922) was directed by Alfred E. Green and stars Thomas Meighan, Lila Lee, Cyril Ring.