The Other Half (1919)
Social drama about a friendship that is pressurized by class differences.
Top billed cast
Florence VidorKatherine Boone
Charles MeredithDonald Trent
Zasu PittsJennie Jones, The Jazz Kid
David ButlerCpl. Jimmy
Alfred AllenJ. Martin Trent
Frances RaymondMrs. Boone
Hugh SaxonJames Bradley
Thomas JeffersonCaleb Fairman- Arthur ReddenThe Star Reporter
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