Lavender and Old Lace (1921)

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Released:
1921-06-01

Overview:
Mary Ainslie has been waiting 30 years for her fiancé, a sea captain, to return. She has kept a light burning in her window to guide him home. His son Carl, by another woman, arrives on vacation in the New England village where Mary lives. Mary is overcome by the resemblance between the young man and his father. The young man falls in love with Ruth, Mary's young comrade. On her deathbed, Mary wishes Carl and Ruth the romantic life that she did not live.

Director:
Lloyd Ingraham

Runtime:
1h 0min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Marguerite Snow
    as
    Mary Ainslie
  • Seena Owen
    as
    Ruth Thorne
  • Victor Potel
    as
    Joe Pendleton
  • Lillian Elliott
    as
    Jane Hathaway
  • Louis Bennison
    as
    Captain Charles Winfield / Carl Winfield