The Bachelor Daddy
The Bachelor Daddy

The Bachelor Daddy

1922-04-29 | 70 min

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.

Genres

Comedy

Cast

Thomas Meighan

Thomas Meighan

Leatrice Joy

Leatrice Joy

Maude Wayne

Maude Wayne

Adele Farrington

Adele Farrington

J. Farrell MacDonald

J. Farrell MacDonald

Larry Wheat

Larry Wheat

Peaches Jackson

Peaches Jackson

Bruce Guerin

Bruce Guerin

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