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  • How Could You, Jean? (1918)
  • 50 min | Comedy, Drama
How Could You, Jean? (1918)
50 min | Comedy, Drama

When Jean Mackaye, a pretty and resourceful young woman, discovers that she has lost her fortune, she dresses in Salvation Army clothing and secures a job in the Bonner home as a Swedish cook. Mr. and Mrs. Bonner, an elderly couple ...See moreWhen Jean Mackaye, a pretty and resourceful young woman, discovers that she has lost her fortune, she dresses in Salvation Army clothing and secures a job in the Bonner home as a Swedish cook. Mr. and Mrs. Bonner, an elderly couple preoccupied with the study of insects, are too busy to notice that their Swedish hired man Oscar is falling in love with Jean. However, Ted Burton, the son of a cranky old millionaire, soon falls so deeply in love with her that he convinces Oscar to resign and applies for the position himself. Burton, Sr., anxious to discover the reason for his son's odd behavior, becomes a boarder in the house. Following a series of adventures in which Jean saves the old man's life, Burton blesses the union of his son and the "Swedish cook." Written by AFI See less
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Writers
Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd (novel) | Frances Marion (scenario)
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Updated Jun 23, 1918

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Jun 23, 1918 (United States)

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16 cast members
Name Known for
Mary Pickford
Jean Mackaye Jean Mackaye   See fewer
Casson Ferguson
Ted Burton Jr Ted Burton Jr   See fewer
Spottiswoode Aitken
Rufus Bonner Rufus Bonner   See fewer
Herbert Standing
Burton Sr Burton Sr   See fewer
Fanny Midgley
Mrs. Bonner Mrs. Bonner   See fewer
Lawrence Peyton
Oscar (as Larry Peyton) Oscar (as Larry Peyton)   See fewer
Zasu Pitts
Oscar's Sweetheart Oscar's Sweetheart   See fewer
Maie B. Havey
Susan Cooper (as Mabelle Harvey) Susan Cooper (as Mabelle Harvey)   See fewer
Lucille Ward
Mrs. Kate Morley Mrs. Kate Morley   See fewer
Emily Gerdes
Morley Child (as Emma Gerdes) Morley Child (as Emma Gerdes)   See fewer
Wesley Barry
Morley Child Morley Child   See fewer
Burwell Hamrick
Morley Child Morley Child   See fewer
Althea Worthley
Morley Child Morley Child   See fewer
Joan Marsh
Morley Child (as Dorothy Rosher) Morley Child (as Dorothy Rosher)   See fewer
Jack Herbert
Morley Child Morley Child   See fewer
Valerie Traxler
Morley Child (as Valeria Traxler) Morley Child (as Valeria Traxler)   See fewer
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