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Way Back Home (1931)

"Idol of 10,000,000 Radio Fans...NOW ON THE SCREEN! In a Teeming, Action-Packed Melodrama of Human Emotions!"

6.2/10 1h 21m Nov 13, 1931
Drama

A rural Maine farmer fights for custody of the boy who he's raised as his own.

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Movie Details

Original Title Way Back Home
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2

Cast

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Phillips Lord
Seth Parker
Popularity: 0.9
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Effie Palmer
Mrs. Parker
Popularity: 0.5
Frank Albertson
Frank Albertson
David Clark
Popularity: 0.7
Bette Davis
Bette Davis
Mary Lucy Duffy
Popularity: 1.2
Frankie Darro
Frankie Darro
Robbie
Popularity: 0.3
Dorothy Peterson
Dorothy Peterson
Rose Clark
Popularity: 0.3
Stanley Fields
Stanley Fields
Rufe Turner
Popularity: 1.5
Oscar Apfel
Oscar Apfel
Wobbling Duffy
Popularity: 0.3
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Sophia M. Lord
Lizzie
Popularity: 0.0
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Bennett Kilpack
Cephus
Popularity: 0.0
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Raymond Hunter
Captain Bang
Popularity: 0.0
Wade Boteler
Wade Boteler
Income Tax Man (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.2

Key Crew

Director William A. Seiter
Screenplay Jane Murfin
Producer William LeBaron
Editor Arthur Roberts

Production

RKO Radio Pictures
US

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Backdrops
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Keywords

chase foster parents maine rural area foster child pre-code elopement social outcast child custody spinster barn dance social gathering unwed mother farmhand adoptive parent out of wedlock child

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10
Jan 9, 2023

This has the look of a silent film to the production, and with a decent story and a solid effort from Phillips Lord, is actually quite watchable. He adopts the young "Robbie" (Frankie Darro) after his brute of a father goes AWOL. Together with his wife (Effie Palmer), they soon come to love the lad, ... Read more

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Details
Release Date November 13, 1931
Runtime 1h 21m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2
Links
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