| Home, Sweet Home | |
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| Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
| Written by | H. E. Aitken D. W. Griffith |
| Starring | Earle Foxe Henry Walthall Dorothy Gish Lillian Gish |
| Cinematography | G. W. Bitzer |
| Editing by | James Smith Rose Smith |
| Distributed by | Mutual Film |
| Release date(s) | May 17, 1914 |
| Running time | 55 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent English intertitles |
Home, Sweet Home (1914) is an American silent biographical drama directed by D.W. Griffith.[1] The film starred Earle Foxe, Henry Walthall and Dorothy Gish in the lead roles.
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John Howard Payne leaves home and begins a career in the theater. Despite encouragement from his mother and girlfriend, Payne begins to lead a life of disrepair soon leading to ruin and depression. In deep despair, he thinks of better days, and writes a song, Home! Sweet Home! that later provides inspiration to several others in their own times of need.