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Over the Hill to the Poorhouse is a american film of genre Drama directed by Harry F. Millarde released in USA on 17 september 1920 with Mary Carr

Over the Hill to the Poorhouse (1920)

Over the Hill to the Poorhouse
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Released in USA 17 september 1920
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Crime
Rating50% 2.5386452.5386452.5386452.5386452.538645

Over the Hill to the Poorhouse, also known as Over the Hill, is a 1920 American silent film about a woman who has a lot of children, and who never gets the chance to enjoy life. The film starred actress Mary Carr and almost all of her real-life children.

The film was directed by Harry Millarde, released by Fox Film Corporation, and was a box office success in 1920. The film was remade as Over the Hill (1931), starring Mae Marsh and as Tears of a Mother (1937). The 1920 silent film is preserved at Bois d'Arcy in France.

Actors

Mary Carr

(Ma Benton)William Welsh

(Pa Benton)Phyllis Diller
Johnnie Walker

(Adult John (as John Walker))Vivienne Osborne

(Isabella Strong)Edna Murphy

(Lucy)
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