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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

  • 1917
  • Passed
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
36
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Priscilla Dean, Phillips Smalley, and Lois Weber in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1917)
Drama

A doctor's wife is the head of a bureau that publishes and hands out literature on birth control. However, the police stop it and forbid her to speak in meetings about the secret that was op... Read allA doctor's wife is the head of a bureau that publishes and hands out literature on birth control. However, the police stop it and forbid her to speak in meetings about the secret that was open to the rich but closed to the poor. She is arrested for holding a meeting anyway, is ar... Read allA doctor's wife is the head of a bureau that publishes and hands out literature on birth control. However, the police stop it and forbid her to speak in meetings about the secret that was open to the rich but closed to the poor. She is arrested for holding a meeting anyway, is arrested, but convinces her husband and a judge of the soundness of her beliefs.

  • Directors
    • Phillips Smalley
    • Lois Weber
  • Writers
    • Phillips Smalley
    • Lois Weber
  • Stars
    • Phillips Smalley
    • Lois Weber
    • Priscilla Dean
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    36
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Phillips Smalley
      • Lois Weber
    • Writers
      • Phillips Smalley
      • Lois Weber
    • Stars
      • Phillips Smalley
      • Lois Weber
      • Priscilla Dean
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Phillips Smalley
    Phillips Smalley
    • Dr. Broome
    Lois Weber
    Lois Weber
    • Mrs. Broome
    Priscilla Dean
    Priscilla Dean
    • Mrs. Graham
    Wedgwood Nowell
    Wedgwood Nowell
    • Mr. Graham
    Evelyn Selbie
    Evelyn Selbie
    • Sarah
    Harry De More
    Harry De More
    • Sarah's Husband
    Josephine Myers
    • Little Girl
    Refik Kemal Arduman
    Refik Kemal Arduman
    • Young Bald 2
    • (uncredited)
    Vedat Örfi Bengü
    Vedat Örfi Bengü
    • Young Bald 4
    • (uncredited)
    Ibrahim Delideniz
    Ibrahim Delideniz
    • Young Bald 3
    • (uncredited)
    Hüseyin Kemal Gürmen
    Hüseyin Kemal Gürmen
    • Young Bald 1
    • (uncredited)
    Burwell Hamrick
    Burwell Hamrick
    • Mrs. Broome's Son
    • (uncredited)
    Hazim Körmükçü
    Hazim Körmükçü
    • Young Bald 5
    • (uncredited)
    Hakki Necip
    • Young Bald 6
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Phillips Smalley
      • Lois Weber
    • Writers
      • Phillips Smalley
      • Lois Weber
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    • Release date
      • May 13, 1917 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Is a Woman a Person?
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Universal Film Manufacturing Company
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    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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