The Old Folks at Home
1916, English. Directed by Chester Withey.
Should the parents take upon themselves the wrongs of their offsprings?
Senator John Coburn's son Steve, who associates more with gamblers, criminals and drug addicts than with his father's congressional cronies, impulsively murders his mistress' new lover. The senator tries to use his influence to have Steve acquitted, but all of the evidence firmly and correctly implicates him, and so the jury prepares to find Steve guilty without much deliberation. Before the verdict can be announced, however, Steve's mother rises in court to make an impassioned plea for her son. As a result, moved by the mother's grief, the jurors choose to ignore all of the evidence, and declare that Steve is not guilty.
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- 0h 50m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 15 October 1916
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Rupert Hughes, Chester Withey
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The Old Folks at Home isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 October 1916. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Old Folks at Home?
The Old Folks at Home (1916) was directed by Chester Withey and stars Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Josephine Crowell, Elmer Clifton.