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The House on the Hill (1914)
Short | Short, Drama

The House on the Hill (1914)

Short | Short, Drama

Mary Dean, the ambitious wife of a laborer in the Newcomb Soap Factory, lives constantly in hopes of some day being the mistress of the Great House on the Hill, the home of Mr. Newcomb, the Boss. Her burning ambition drives her husband on ...See moreMary Dean, the ambitious wife of a laborer in the Newcomb Soap Factory, lives constantly in hopes of some day being the mistress of the Great House on the Hill, the home of Mr. Newcomb, the Boss. Her burning ambition drives her husband on and on, until he is advanced to assistant foreman. Then step by step, Tom Dean is promoted, until at last, from the office of Vice-President, he reaches the President's chair, through the death of Mr. Newcomb. Tom purchases the Newcomb Mansion and the desire of Mary's heart is fulfilled. She finds, however, that her children have gradually grown away from her in their luxurious environment, and become snobbish through the ideas she has inculcated. Her husband, detesting the artificialities of the new life, pleads a business trip and steals off like a truant school-boy to their old home on McGinnis Alley. Here he is genuinely happy and comfortable, with only his old pipe for company. Mary sees an old neighbor, notes the wealth of affection bestowed on the woman by her children, which she, Mary, had never received, and begins to realize she has missed the greatest thing in life, love. One night, overcome by a poignant longing to visit once more the familiar scenes, she steals out unobserved. A drunken factory hand accosts her in front of the little house on McGinnis Alley. Just then the door flies open and her husband appears. He drives off the intruder, leads his wife into the house and with his arm about her shoulder, points to a little worsted motto on the wall, reading: "There's No Place Like Home." Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Rose Tapley Mary Dean Mary Dean See fewer	As You Like It (1912)
Tefft Johnson Thomas Dean Thomas Dean See fewer	Sonny Boy at the Bat (1916)
William Shea Larry McGinnis Larry McGinnis See fewer	Davy Jones' Parrot (1910)
Edward Kimball Jeptha Newcomb Jeptha Newcomb See fewer	The Christian (1914)
Mabel Kelly Mrs. Jeptha Newcomb Mrs. Jeptha Newcomb See fewer	C.O.D. (1914)
Helen Connelly Actress Actress See fewer	Her Right to Live (1917)
Marion Henry Actress Actress See fewer	The Two Edged Sword (1916)
Arthur Cozine Actor Actor See fewer	Midnight (1934)
Bobby Connelly Actor Actor See fewer	The Heart of Sonny Jim (1914)
Violet Davis Actress Actress See fewer	The Painted World (1914)