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The House Without Children (1919)
Drama

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The House Without Children (1919)

Drama

Richard Walker longs for a son, but his wife Margaret argues for birth control. They live with Richard's sister Florence, Margaret's cousin Jim, and Richard's secretary Lawrence Branford, who is in love with Florence. After Richard and Jim...See moreRichard Walker longs for a son, but his wife Margaret argues for birth control. They live with Richard's sister Florence, Margaret's cousin Jim, and Richard's secretary Lawrence Branford, who is in love with Florence. After Richard and Jim leave for a year on an engineering project, Florence confesses to Margaret that she is pregnant with Jim's child. Margaret's recommendation of an abortion is unacceptable to Florence, so after the birth, Margaret passes the sickly child off as her own to protect Jim and Florence, and to please Richard, who is elated when he returns. After Jim learns that Florence is about to inherit a fortune, he proposes, but when she discovers the reason, she confesses that the child is theirs. Richard upbraids Margaret for being a "modern woman" whose aversion to motherhood is criminal. After Jack leaves and the baby dies, Richard, seeing that Margaret's maternal instinct has been sparked, forgives her, and Florence marries Lawrence. Written by AFI See less

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Travers Richard Walker Richard Walker See fewer	The Man Trail (1915)
Gretchen Hartman Margaret, his Wife Margaret, his Wife See fewer	Les Misérables (1917)
George Fox Manley Phillips, their Butler Manley Phillips, their Butler See fewer	Law or Loyalty (1926)
Helen Weir Florence Wesley Florence Wesley See fewer	Tangled Fates (I) (1916)
Henry G. Sell James Cranston James Cranston See fewer	Fine Feathers (I) (1915)
Henry Powell Dr. Blythe Dr. Blythe See fewer	The House Without Children (1919)
Jack Lewis Lawrence Branford Lawrence Branford See fewer	In the Days of Daniel Boone (1923)
Edith Stockton Dolly Farnsworth Dolly Farnsworth See fewer	Should a Wife Work? (1922)
George 'Gabby' Hayes Archibald Ponsonby (as George Hayes) Archibald Ponsonby (as George Hayes) See fewer	Randy Rides Alone (1934)