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Home, Sweet Home ()

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John Howard Payne at his most miserable point in life, writes a song which becomes popular and inspires other people at some point in their lives.
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John Howard Payne
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Payne's Mother
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Payne's Sweetheart
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Sister of Payne's Sweetheart
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The Worldly Woman
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Apple Pie Mary Smith
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James Smith - Mary's Father
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The Eastener, Robert Winthrop
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The Fiancee
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The Mother
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The Mother's Son
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The Mother's Son
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The Mother's Half-Wit Son
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The Sheriff
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The Husband
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The Wife
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The Tempter
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The Musician
Betty Marsh ...
The Baby
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The Accordian Player (as George Berringer)
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The Maid
John T. Dillon
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(as W.H. Long)
Karl Brown ...
The Fiddle Player
Howard Gaye

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D.W. Griffith

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D.W. Griffith ... (story)
 
H.E. Aitken ... (scenario) (as Harry E. Aitken)

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G.W. Bitzer

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James Smith ... (uncredited)
Rose Smith ... (uncredited)

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Samuel De Vall ... art department supervisor

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Karl Brown ... assistant camera (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

Over the protests of his mother and sweetheart, writer John Howard Payne leaves home seeking adventure. In England, he becomes involved with The Worldly Woman who rebukes him after he returns penniless from debtors' prison. He travels to France and then Tunis, where he dies, leaving only the song "Home, Sweet Home" as his legacy. In another story, Apple Pie Mary, a cook in a mining camp, loves a young man who goes East to marry a wealthy woman. He hears the song, however, and returns to Mary. The next story concerns a widow with three sons. When one son kills another over money, the grief-stricken widow wants to commit suicide, but she hears the song and decides to live for the sake of her third son. The final story involves a young wife who plans to leave her older husband for a younger man. As she hears the melody played by a violinist in another apartment, she decides to stay with her husband and the two raise a family. Finally, Payne is seen in a pit, imprisoned by Lust and Greed. His sweetheart appears as an angel in the sky and Payne is finally free to join her because of the good that has resulted from "Home, Sweet Home." Written by Pamela Short

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Taglines Typifying the Life, Work and Death of John Howard Payne, author of the song that reaches every human heart. (original poster) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Hogar, dulce hogar (Spain)
  • ホーム・スイート・ホーム (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Дом, милый дом (Russia)
  • Mother Love
  • Amore di madre (Italy)
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Trivia Released in two parts of three reels each. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me (1988). See more »
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