
The Very Idea
Comedy
Overview
The author of a book on eugenics attempts to prove his theories by having his childless sister and her husband adopt the child of a “physically superior” chauffeur and housemaid, leading to comedic complications when the parents refuse to give up their child.
Top Cast


Frank Craven
Frank Craven
Alan Camp
Frank Craven
Alan Camp


Sally Blane
Sally Blane
Nora
Sally Blane
Nora


Hugh Trevor
Hugh Trevor
Joe Garvin
Hugh Trevor
Joe Garvin


Olive Tell
Olive Tell
Marion Green
Olive Tell
Marion Green
Allen Kearns
Allen Kearns
Gilbert Goodhue
Allen Kearns
Gilbert Goodhue


Doris Eaton
Doris Eaton
Edith Goodhue
Doris Eaton
Edith Goodhue


Theodore von Eltz
Theodore von Eltz
George Green
Theodore von Eltz
George Green
Jeanne De Bard
Jeanne De Bard
Dorothy Green
Jeanne De Bard
Dorothy Green


Adele Watson
Adele Watson
Miss Duncan
Adele Watson
Miss Duncan
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