Miss Lulu Bett (1921)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 11min
- Comedy, Drama
- 16 May 1926 (Finland)
- Movie
- 1 win.
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Cast
| Lois Wilson | ... |
Lulu Bett
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| Milton Sills | ... |
Neil Cornish
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| Theodore Roberts | ... |
Dwight Deacon
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| Helen Ferguson | ... |
Diana Deacon
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| Mabel Van Buren | ... |
Ina Deacon
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Mae Giraci | ... |
Monona Deacon
(as May Giraci)
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| Clarence Burton | ... |
Ninian Deacon
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| Ethel Wales | ... |
Grandma Bett
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Taylor Graves | ... |
Bobby Larkin
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| Charles Ogle | ... |
Station Agent
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| Peaches Jackson | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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Carrie Clark Ward | ... |
Gossip (uncredited)
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Directed by
| William C. de Mille | ||
Written by
| Clara Beranger | ... | (adaptation) |
| Zona Gale | ... | (novel) (play) |
Produced by
| Adolph Zukor | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| L. Guy Wilky | ||
Additional Crew
| Adolph Zukor | ... | presenter |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1921) (United States) (theatrical) (as Famous Players Lasky Corporation)
- Image Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Grapevine Video (United States) (Blu-ray) (dvdr)
- Grapevine Video (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
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Storyline
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Wlliam deMille produced and directed "Miss Lulu Bett," a film of extraordinary conviction and insight. It was then often the custom for unmarried women to lodge with family; thus we discover Miss Lulu in a boring Midwestern town, an exploited household drudge for her sister and overbearing brother-in-law. In the course of the story (based upon the Pulitzer Prize play and novel by Zona Gale), Lulu evolves from slavery into an attractive and self-assured woman prepared to make her own life. Revealed through wonderful performances and clever use of props, the characters are extraordinarily solid and involving. Written by Anonymous |
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| Taglines | A story of one of a million homes-and events in that home that were not for the neighbors' ears! (Print Ad-Ludington Daily News, ((Ludington, Mich.)) 13 May 1923) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Zona Gale re-wrote her novel into a play, which was first produced by Brock Pemberton at the Belmont Theater, NY. The premiere took place on 27 December, 1921. The following cast was featured: Carroll McComas as Lulu Bett, William Holden as Dwight Deacon, Catherine Doucet as Ina Deacon (billed as Catherine Calhoun Doucet), Jack Lionel Bohn as Bobby Larkin (billed as Jack Bohn), Willard Robertson as Neil Cornish, Louise Closser Hale as Miss Bett (misspelled as Louis Closser Hale), and Brigham Royce as Ninian Deacon, plus Lois Shore as Manona Deacon and Beth Varden as Diana Deacon. It ran for 198 performances and won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. See more » |
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The greatest tragedy in the world, because it is the most frequent, is that of a human soul caught in the toils of the commonplace. This happens in many homes where family ties, which could be bonds of love, have become iron fetters of dependence. See more » |