Down Home
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About Down Home
In a New England town, Nancy Pelot supports herself and her father, once a businessman and now the town drunk, who still owns a farm. Her job in the next town is something she does not explain. Leatrice Joy plays Nancy. Irvin Willat wrote, directed, and produced.
Cast & crew
More about Down Home
W. W. Hodkinson distributed it in October 1920. James Barrows is the other lead. The script comes from F. N. Westcott's novel Dabney Todd, which was also drawn on for Cecil B. DeMille's Something to Think About, in production at the same time. Running time 70 minutes. A copy is at the Library of Congress.
Themes
Background
A 1920 rural drama about a daughter carrying a father who has already lost the business.
Making
Two films from one novel were in production together: Willat's and DeMille's.
Preservation
A copy survives at the Library of Congress.
Notes
- Willat took writer, director, and producer credits.
- The novel's title is Dabney Todd. The film's title is Down Home.
- DeMille's Something to Think About used the same book, or part of it, in the same season.
- Hodkinson was an independent distributor, not a studio.
Scenes
- Nancy keeps the household while her father, who still holds the farm, does not work.
Influenced by
- Dabney Todd (F. N. Westcott novel)
