So Big (1924)
After graduating from a fashionable finishing school and touring Europe with her father, Selina Peake returns to the United States, where her father is accidentally killed after losing his fortune in a gambling den. Selina is reduced to teaching in a high school in the Dutch community at High Prarie near Chicago. She boards in the farmhouse of Klass Poole, a dull-witted market gardener, and finally marries Pervus DeJong, a poor and backward farmer. She shares the drudgery of her husband's futile life and finds happiness only in their small son, Dirk, whom she calls "So-Big."
Director: Charles Brabin
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 90 min
Release Date: December 28, 1924
Cast
- Colleen Moore - Selina Peake
- Joseph De Grasse - Simeon Peake
- John Bowers - Pervus DeJong
- Ben Lyon - Dirk DeJong
- Wallace Beery - Klaus Poole
- Gladys Brockwell - Maartje Poole
- Jean Hersholt - Aug Hempel
- Charlotte Merriam - Julie Hempel
- Dot Farley - Widow Paarlenburg
- Ford Sterling - Jacob Hoogenduck
Screenplay
- Earl Hudson (Adaptation)
- Edna Ferber (Novel)
- Adelaide Heilbron
Cinematography: Ted D. McCord
Editing: Arthur Tavares
Production: First National Pictures
Country: United States of America
Language: No Language
Original Language: en
Keywords
silent film, lost film
More Films by Director: Charles Brabin
More Films in Genre: Drama
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is So Big about?
- After graduating from a fashionable finishing school and touring Europe with her father, Selina Peake returns to the United States, where her father is accidentally killed after losing his fortune in a gambling den. Selina is reduced to teaching in a high school in the Dutch community at High Prarie near Chicago. She boards in the farmhouse of Klass Poole, a dull-witted market gardener, and finally marries Pervus DeJong, a poor and backward farmer. She shares the drudgery of her husband's futile life and finds happiness only in their small son, Dirk, whom she calls "So-Big."
- Who directed So Big?
- So Big was directed by Charles Brabin.
- Who stars in So Big?
- So Big stars Colleen Moore, Joseph De Grasse, John Bowers, Ben Lyon, Wallace Beery, Gladys Brockwell.
- How long is So Big?
- So Big has a runtime of 1h 30m (90 minutes).
- What genre is So Big?
- So Big is a Drama film.
- Where was So Big produced?
- So Big was produced in United States of America.