17 Sep 1920
Over the Hill to the Poorhouse
The mother of a large family is abandoned by her children and faces consignment to the poorhouse. But one of her offspring, the one no one had faith in, returns to rescue her.
Top Billed Cast
Isabella Rossellini Interlocuter
Erik Steffen Maahs Grown-up Guy Maddin
Sullivan Brown Young Guy Maddin
Gretchen Krich Mother
Maya Lawson Sis
Jake Morgan-Scharhon Chance Hale / Wendy Hale
Andrew Loviska Savage Tom
Kellan Larson Neddie
Todd Jefferson Moore Father
Megan Murphy Murderous Sister
Cathleen O'Malley Young Mother
Clayton Corzatte Old Father
Susan Corzatte Old Mother
Annette Toutonghi Murderous Sister
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