The Good Provider

"If you want to weep a little, smile a lot, and have your heart filled with happiness, SEE THIS PICTURE!"

1922 1h 20m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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A prosperous small-town peddler accedes to his family's wish to move from their secure existence to the uncertainty of New York City. It proves fruitless and eventually his kin sees the error of their ways and return to their true home.

“If you want to weep a little, smile a lot, and have your heart filled with happiness, SEE THIS PICTURE!”

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Cast

Vera Gordon
Becky Binswanger
Dore Davidson
Julius Binswanger
Miriam Battista
Pearl Binswanger, as a child
Vivienne Osborne
Pearl Binswanger
William Collier Jr.
Izzy Binswanger
John Roche
Max Teitlebaum
Eddie Phillips
Broadway Sport
Blanche Craig
Mrs. Boggs

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Frank Borzage
Writers: Fannie Hurst, John Lynch
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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104 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Frank Borzage, shot by Chester A. Lyons. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

ERA

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Vera Gordon and Dore Davidson and Miriam Battista carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "If you want to weep a little, smile a lot, and have your heart filled with happiness, SEE THIS PICTURE!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0013197 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Frank Borzage directs. Chester A. Lyons behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2104 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Frank Borzage, shot by Chester A. Lyons. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Vera Gordon and Dore Davidson and Miriam Battista carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "If you want to weep a little, smile a lot, and have your heart filled with happiness, SEE THIS PICTURE!".
7IMDB entry: tt0013197 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.