The Family Upstairs is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Virginia Valli, Allan Simpson, and J. Farrell MacDonald.[1] It was based on the 1925 Broadway play of the same name by Harry Delf.[2]
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| Directed by | John G. Blystone |
| Written by | Gordon Rigby |
| Based on | |
| Produced by | William Fox |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Reginald Lyons |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fox Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
edit- Virginia Valli as Louise Heller
- Allan Simpson as Charles Grant
- J. Farrell MacDonald as Joe Heller
- Lillian Elliott as Emma Heller
- Edward Peil Jr. as Willie Heller
- Dot Farley as Mademoiselle Clarice
- Julie Bishop as Annabelle Heller (credited as Jaqueline Wells)
- Cecille Evans
Preservation
editThe Family Upstairs is currently presumed lost.[3] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.[4]
See also
edit- Harmony at Home (1930)
- Stop, Look and Love (1939)
References
edit- ↑ Solomon p.84
- ↑ "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Harmony at Home". Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Family Upstairs". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2026. Cite error: Unknown parameter "loc" in
<ref>tag; supported parameters are dir, follow, group, name (see the help page). - ↑ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. Retrieved April 11, 2026.
Bibliography
edit- Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to The Family Upstairs.