The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
1927 film by Erle C. Kenton
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The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary is a lost[1] 1927 American silent comedy film starring veteran actress May Robson and released by Cecil B. DeMille's Producers Distributing Corporation (PDC).[2]
Directed byErle C. Kenton
Edmond F. Bernoudy (2nd Unit)
Edmond F. Bernoudy (2nd Unit)
Written byAnne Warner (play)
Zelda Sears
Anthony Coldeway (adaptation)
Raymond Cannon (scenario)
Zelda Sears
Anthony Coldeway (adaptation)
Raymond Cannon (scenario)
Produced byJohn C. Flinn
| The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary | |
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| Directed by | Erle C. Kenton Edmond F. Bernoudy (2nd Unit) |
| Written by | Anne Warner (play) Zelda Sears Anthony Coldeway (adaptation) Raymond Cannon (scenario) |
| Produced by | John C. Flinn |
| Starring | May Robson Phyllis Haver Harrison Ford |
| Cinematography | Barney McGill |
| Distributed by | Producers Distributing Corporation |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |

Robson first appeared in the Broadway play version of this story in 1907 when she was 49.[3] In the film she returns to enact the same part 20 years later at the age of 69. A previous 1914 film version of the play had been produced minus May Robson.
Cast
- May Robson as Aunt Mary Watkins
- Harrison Ford as Jack Watkins
- Phyllis Haver as Martha Rankin
- Franklin Pangborn as Melville
- Robert Edeson as Judge Hopper
- Arthur Hoyt as Gus Watkins
- Betty Brown as Alma