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The Cricket on the Hearth

  • 1923
  • 1h 22m
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6.1/10
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The Cricket on the Hearth (1923)
ComedyDramaRomance

Tells of Caleb Plummer, his son Edward and blind daughter Bertha, and rivalry over neighbor May Fielding. May's friend Dot weds John Peerybingle; they find a lucky cricket in their cottage. ... Read allTells of Caleb Plummer, his son Edward and blind daughter Bertha, and rivalry over neighbor May Fielding. May's friend Dot weds John Peerybingle; they find a lucky cricket in their cottage. A mortgage and house on fire figure in the story.Tells of Caleb Plummer, his son Edward and blind daughter Bertha, and rivalry over neighbor May Fielding. May's friend Dot weds John Peerybingle; they find a lucky cricket in their cottage. A mortgage and house on fire figure in the story.

  • Director
    • Lorimer Johnston
  • Writers
    • Caroline Frances Cooke
    • Charles Dickens
  • Stars
    • Josef Swickard
    • Fritzi Ridgeway
    • Paul Gerson
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    16
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    • Director
      • Lorimer Johnston
    • Writers
      • Caroline Frances Cooke
      • Charles Dickens
    • Stars
      • Josef Swickard
      • Fritzi Ridgeway
      • Paul Gerson
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    Josef Swickard in The Cricket on the Hearth (1923)
    Joan Standing in The Cricket on the Hearth (1923)
    Virginia Brown Faire and Paul Gerson in The Cricket on the Hearth (1923)
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    Virginia Brown Faire and Paul Gerson in The Cricket on the Hearth (1923)

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    Josef Swickard
    Josef Swickard
    • Caleb Plummer
    Fritzi Ridgeway
    Fritzi Ridgeway
    • Bertha Plummer
    Paul Gerson
    • John Peerybingle
    Virginia Brown Faire
    Virginia Brown Faire
    • Dot Marley
    Paul Moore
    • Edward Plummer
    Lorimer Johnston
    Lorimer Johnston
    • Josiah Tackleton
    Margaret Landis
    Margaret Landis
    • May Fielding
    Joan Standing
    • Tillie Slowboy
    • Director
      • Lorimer Johnston
    • Writers
      • Caroline Frances Cooke
      • Charles Dickens
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    • Trivia
      The name Peerybingle is sometimes misspelled Perrybingle, but Peerybingle is the correct form.
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      Version of The Cricket on the Hearth (1909)

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    8/10
    Very few films have been made of this Charles Dickens Classic
    This is a rare, old, & wonderful film. The condition of the film is in very good condition considering the age I would suspect, but if you love the work of Charles Dickens combined with the extremely rare silent films that are available on home video you too might consider it a lost treasure.

    "To find a cricket on the hearth is the luckiest thing of all" C.D.

    "Chirp the First - The Kettle began it. Don't tell me what Mrs. Peerybingle said. I know better." I wonder who is right.. Mr. P. or Mrs. P.?
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    • Jul 14, 1999

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    • Release date
      • August 11, 1923 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • None
    • Production company
      • Paul Gerson Pictures Corporation
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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