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Ma's Apron Strings

Ma's Apron Strings

1913Short
ComedyShort

When her son Ernie reached age 21, Ma Smith could not realize that he had attained his manhood or had any right to think for himself. He was their only child and the apple of her eye. She has kept him so entirely under her care an...

Director
Frederick A. Thomson
Writers
N/A
Stars
John Bunny, Kate Price, Harry T. Morey
Release Date
January 21, 1913
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

John Bunny
John Bunny
as Pa Smith
Kate Price
Kate Price
as Ma Smith
Harry T. Morey
Harry T. Morey
as Ernie Smith
William Shea
William Shea
as Mr. Bush
Mary Maurice
Mary Maurice
as Mrs. Bush
Dorothy Kelly
Dorothy Kelly
as Molly Bush

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Vitagraph Company of America

🎯 Categories

ComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

The producer, Frederick Thompson, has kept his whole story clearly out in the sunlight
by deickemeyer2017-07-13

"A freshly humorous situation, very well played, makes this a good offering. It is set in a rural town in Maine and has two first rate characters, "Ernie," his mother's pride and joy, and "Ma" Smith who has brought him up to be obedient before all things. Harry T. Morey plays "Ernie," and we were astonished as well as delighted at the way he convinced us that we were looking at a boy of about seventeen. His work is full of sympathy and insight and he makes the character natural by not playing for laughs. Kate Price's "Ma" was an easier role, and..."

📖 Synopsis

When her son Ernie reached age 21, Ma Smith could not realize that he had attained his manhood or had any right to think for himself. He was their only child and the apple of her eye. She has kept him so entirely under her care an...