Heart's Haven 1922

Joe Laird (Carl Gantvoort) is a railroad clerk who works to support his lazy wife Gladys (Betty Brice) and their two young children. He gets a promotion as secretary to the company president and asks his mother May (Claire McDowell) to live with the family after she loses her home. May is a Christian Scientist faith healer who cures her grandson’s crippled limb. When his Joe’s boss’s daughter suffers back injuries from a fall, May is called on to pray for the girl’s health in this religious propaganda drama.

Genre: Silent Films
Starring: Robert McKim, Claire Adams, Carl Gantvoort
Year: 1922
Color/BW: Black & White
Movie Type: Public Domain Films
Decade: 1920s
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