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  • Mother Knows Best (1928)
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    90 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Mother Knows Best (1928)
Passed
90 min | Drama, Music, Romance

A stage-actress mother and her daughter wage a battle of wills in a "don't do this, daughter" and "don't do that, daughter" story of youthful folly and over-zealous parental devotion.
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Director
Writers
Edna Ferber (story) | Marion Orth (adaptation and scenario) | Eugene Walter (dialogue) | Edith Bristol (titles) | William Kernell (titles)
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Edit Released
Updated Sep 16, 1928

Release date
Oct 28, 1928 (United States)

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Cast

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11 cast members
Name Known for
Madge Bellamy
Sally Quail Sally Quail   See fewer
Louise Dresser
Ma Quail Ma Quail   See fewer
Barry Norton
Young Composer Young Composer   See fewer
Albert Gran
Sam Kingston Sam Kingston   See fewer
Alyce McCormick
Bessie (as Joy Auburn) Bessie (as Joy Auburn)   See fewer
Annette De Kirby
Bessie as a Child Bessie as a Child   See fewer
Ivor De Kirby
Ben as a Child Ben as a Child   See fewer
Lucien Littlefield
Pa Quail Pa Quail   See fewer
Anne Shirley
Sally as a Child (as Dawn O'Day) Sally as a Child (as Dawn O'Day)   See fewer
Billy Schuler
Young Boy (as William Schuler) Young Boy (as William Schuler)   See fewer
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