Through The Back Door

Through The Back Door

Through The Back Door

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Through The Back Door

1921

1h 30m

6.1(8 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

A young Belgian girl, raised by her longtime nanny, flees Europe at the advent of World War I and travels to America to find her real mother.

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Production Companies

United Artists

Cast & Crew

14 members

Acting

Mary Pickford

Jeanne

Mary Pickford

Acting

Gertrude Astor

Louise Reeves

Gertrude Astor

Acting

John Harron

Billy Boy

John Harron

Acting

Helen Raymond

Marie

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Acting

Adolphe Menjou

James Brewster

Adolphe Menjou

Acting

Wilfred Lucas

Elton Reeves

Wilfred Lucas

Acting

C. Norman Hammond

Jacques Lanvain

C. Norman Hammond

Acting

Elinor Fair

Margaret Brewster

Elinor Fair

Acting

Peaches Jackson

Conrad

Peaches Jackson

Acting

Doreen Turner

Constant

Doreen Turner

Acting

George Dromgold

Chauffeur

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Acting

Jeanne Carpenter

Jeanne (age 5)

Jeanne Carpenter

Acting

Walter Wilkinson

Unknown Role

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Acting

Kate Price

Imaginary mother (uncredited)

Kate Price

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