Lavender and Old Lace (1921)
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Mary Ainslie has been waiting 30 years for her fiancé, a sea captain, to return. She has kept a light burning in her window to guide him home. His son Carl, by another woman, arrives on vacation in the New England village where Mary lives. Mary is overcome by the resemblance between the young man and his father. The young man falls in love with Ruth, Mary's young comrade. On her deathbed, Mary wishes Carl and Ruth the romantic life that she did not live.
- Release date
- June 1, 1921
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Marguerite Snow as Mary Ainslie
- Seena Owen as Ruth Thorne
- Louis Bennison as Captain Charles Winfield
- Louis Bennison as Carl Winfield
- Victor Potel as Joe Pendleton
- Zella Ingraham as Hepsey
- Lillian Elliott as Jane Hathaway
- James Corrigan as Jimmy Ball
Crew
- Lloyd Ingraham · Director
- Myrtle Reed · Writer
- Lee Royal · Writer
- Madge Tyrone · Writer
- Ross Fisher · Cinematographer