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Through the Back Door

6.519211h 30mMovieComedyDrama

A young Belgian girl, raised by her longtime nanny, flees Europe at the advent of World War I and travels to America to find her real mother.

DirectorsAlfred E. Green·Jack Pickford
WritersMarion Fairfax·Gerald C. Duffy
ProducerMary Pickford

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Cast · Directed by Alfred E. Green

MPMary Pickford
Mary Pickford
Jeanne Bodamere
GAGertrude Astor
Gertrude Astor
Louise Reeves
JHJohn Harron
John Harron
Billy Boy
HR
Helen Raymond
Marie
AMAdolphe Menjou
Adolphe Menjou
James Brewster
WLWilfred Lucas
Wilfred Lucas
Elton Reeves
CHC. Norman Hammond
C. Norman Hammond
Jacques Lanvain
EFElinor Fair
Elinor Fair
Margaret Brewster
PJPeaches Jackson
Peaches Jackson
Conrad
DTDoreen Turner
Doreen Turner
Constant
GD
George Dromgold
Chauffeur
JCJeanne Carpenter
Jeanne Carpenter
Jeanne (age 5)

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Through the Back Door is streaming on BFI Player in United Kingdom. It's not currently on Netflix.

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No, Through the Back Door is not on Netflix in United Kingdom as of November 2026. It's currently on BFI Player.

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Through the Back Door is available to stream free (with ads) on BFI Player in United Kingdom.