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"A Comedy with a Heart of Gold"

Nov 19 1923 Passed 1h 5m
Comedy, Romance, Thriller

A young man falls for a young woman on his trip home; unbeknownst to him, her family has vowed to kill every member of his family.

Plot

After her husband John McKay is killed in an ongoing feud with the Canfield family, a woman takes her baby boy Willie to her sister's house in New York hoping he will never know of the feud with the Canfields. Twenty years later Willie is a grown man and he receives a letter saying he has inherited his father's estate and must travel to his family home to take possession. On the train there he meets a beautiful young woman and falls in love only to learn that she's a Canfield. He accepts her invitation to dinner and quickly realizes that the Canfield men won't kill him while he's in their home. His plan to stay there as a permanent guest is short-lived and the Canfields are soon after him.

Written by

Jean C. Havez, Clyde Bruckman, Joseph A. Mitchell

Directed by

John G. Blystone, Buster Keaton

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Joseph M. Schenck Productions

Languages

No Language

Awards

1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
12,920
Average Rating
7.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA