Film

The Bachelor Daddy

1922 · 1h 10m · Comedy

One glowing hour crowded with happiness

After his mining partner Joe Pelton's death, wealthy bachelor Richard Chester adopts Joe's five young children and takes them East by train. The children are hellions upsetting the calm of the Pullman car en route to New York City, and his home upon arrival. Richard enrolls them all in school except for the youngest. His frosty society fiancée Ethel McVae refuses to have anything to do with the children. After seeing how Richard interacts with his stenographer Sally Lockwood when she helps him nurse the youngest child through a night's illness Ethel breaks the engagement. Richard declares his love for Sally, and they join to raise a family.

Thomas Meighan

Richard Chester

Leatrice Joy

Sally Lockwood

Maude Wayne

Ethel McVae

Adele Farrington

Mrs. McVae

J. Farrell MacDonald

Joe Pelton

Larry Wheat

Charles Henley

Peaches Jackson

Nita

Bruce Guerin

Toodles

Barbara Maier

Buddie

Charles De Briac

David

Raymond De Briac

Donald

Miriam Bellah

Child in Dance Class

• Alfred E. GreenDirector
• Edward PepleStory
• Gilbert WarrentonDirector of Photography
• William MarshallDirector of Photography

Release date

April 29, 1922

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 10m

Genres

Comedy

• 

  Dry Martini

  1928

• 

  Convention City

  1933

• 

  Lonesome Ladies

  1927

• 

  Say It with Sables

  1928

• 

  Nobody's Fool

  1921

• How Hiram Won Out

  1913

• Good Night, Nurse

  1916

• Bullin' the Bullsheviki

  1919

• 

  Made in Heaven

  1921

• Auto Suggestion

  1912

• A Question of Hair

  1912

• Billy, the Detective

  1912