04 December 1930 Drama 76 mins
Having raised four children alone, widow Mary Williams still manages to love her eldest son, vicious and sadistic Danny Williams, who has led a life of crime and now returns to inflict his insane behavior on the family household.
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Dorothy Peterson as Mary Williams
Helen Chandler as Beattie Williams
David Manners as Arthur 'Artie' Williams
Edward Woods as Daniel 'Danny' Williams
Evalyn Knapp as Jenny Williams
Sidney Blackmer as Mr. Gerald Hart
Jean Laverty as Sadye Noonan Williams
Pat O'Malley as Frank Williams
Georgie Billings as One of the Williams Children
Richard Bishop as Minor Role
Meredyth Burel as Minor Part
James Donlan as City Editor
Freddie Burke Frederick as Arthur as a Child
Gordon James as Policeman
Edward LeSaint as Warden
Charles Hill Mailes as Mary's Father
Hobart Henley Director
Helen Grace Carlisle Novel
Lenore J. Coffee Adaptation
Robert North Producer
David Mendoza Original Music Composer
Gilbert Warrenton Director of Photography
Frank Ware Editor
Anton Grot Art Direction
Erno Rapee Music Director
United States 04 December 1930
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