The Cricket on the Hearth

1923
1h 22m

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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
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6.1/10

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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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