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Mum's the Word

5.7/10

May 9, 1926

24 minutes

Leo McCarey

Comedy

Overview

A widow has married rich, but didn't tell her husband about her son. And he's coming for a surprise visit. To hide his identity he is introduced as the husband's new valet, but still the husband has some doubts about a few strange scenes. And during the night, when the son tries to visit his mother, the husband always starts interfering, but the new maid also behaves strangely, trying to sneak into the husband's room...

Movie Details

Release Date

May 9, 1926

Runtime

24 minutes

Director

Leo McCarey

Rating

5.7/10

Production Companies

Hal Roach Studios

Cast

Charley Chase

Charlie - the Son

Martha Sleeper

The Nervous Little Girl

Virginia Pearson

The Wife

Anders Randolf

The Husband

Clara Guiol

Train passenger (uncredited)

John M. O'Brien

Baggage man (uncredited)