DOWN HOME (1920) Leatrice Joy

[Richard M Roberts]

Here's the first of Producer/Director Irvin Willat's independent productions released by W. W. Hodskinson in October 1920, it features Leatrice Joy, Edward Hearn, James Barrows, Aggie Herring and Nelson McDowell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7n7l-kQZEg&t=1587s

Willat is an underrated Director who unfortunately has a number of his most famous films currently missing. The negatives to his four independent productions, including this one, were discovered in his personal film vault by Bob Birchard and donated to the American Film Institute in the late 1970's.

RICHARD M ROBERTS