Specialty CollectionGenre: 1930s FEATURE FILMS
Description: CHARLES GRAPEWIN, EMMA DUNN, WILLIAM BAKEWELL, GLEN BOLES, BARBARA WEEKS, AGGIE HERRING, LAFE MCKEE, HALE HAMILTON, MARY KORMAN, JANE KECKLEY. GRAPEWIN IS THE PUBLISHER OF A SMALL TOWN NEWSPAPER WHO SUDDENLY GETS WANDERLUST AND TAKES OFF FOR PARTS UNKNOWN LEAVING HIS WIFE DUNN TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR TWO KIDS AND THE NEWSPAPER. SHE TELLS THE BOYS THAT THE OLD MAN WAS KILLED IN FRANCE DURING THE WAR AND SHE SOON TURNS THE PAPER INTO A MODEST SUCCESS. WHEN HER SONS ARE OLDER THEY TRY TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE PAPER BUT THROUGH A SERIES OF MISJUDGMENTS THEY LOSE THE BUSINESS AND THEIR HOME. LUCKILY, GRAPEWIN RETURNS A RICH MAN AND BUYS BACK THE PAPER & HOUSE, REUNITING THE FAMILY OLD WOMAN MAKING SUGAR COOKIES. OLD MAN SMELLING FLOWERS. BOY ON PHONE. ANGRY BOY. MEN LOOKING AT CAR. BOY YELLS AT MOTHER. BROTHERS YELL AT EACH OTHER. LOOK IN KITCHEN. RICH FAMILY. WOMAN SITS ON STAIRS. MOTHER & SON TALK. ANGRY BOY AT LUNCH COUNTER EATING. TALKING TO OLD MAN. OLD BUM SITS AT COUNTER. MEN DRINKING COFFEE. FINGER MIXING DRINK. ELEGANT WOMAN & MAN. FLASHBACK. BOX OF CIGARS. WOMAN SMOKING. HELPS WOMAN PUT ON WRAP. BOY ALMOST WALKS INTO LADY. A TRAMP. NEWSPAPER OFFICE. OLD FASHIONED PRINTING PRESS. BOY TEASES MAN. BOY TALKS TO GIRL. WALKING THRU TOWN. MAN GRABS WOMAN. PUNCHES MAN. MAN THROWS BRICK AT MAN. GOES THRU WINDOW. GRABS BOY & TAKES HIM AWAY. CROWD FORMS. NOSY WOMAN. BOY WASHES UP. FILLS PIPE WITH TOBACCO. PENCIL WRITING ON PAPER. GUY & GIRL ON PHONE. BOY DRESSED NICE WITH SUITCASE. PUTS ON HAT. OLD WOMAN WITH LONG JOHNS. 2 OLD MEN TALKING. MAN IN OFFICE. SHOP FOR LEASE. OLD WOMAN LOOKING AROUND SHOP. OLD MAN SICK IN BED. WOMAN WITH BOUQUET OF FLOWERS. ELEGANT DINNER. WHITE PIANO. MAN SEATS WOMAN. SERVES DINNER. IN MILITARY OUTFIT. LADY BLOWS OUT CANDLES ON CAKE.
