Over the Hill to the Poorhouse

{{short description|1920 film}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Over the Hill to the Poorhouse

| image = Over the Hill to the Poorhouse (1920).jpg

| caption = Film still with Carr and her children

| director = Harry Millarde

| producer = William Fox

| writer = Paul H. Sloane (scenario)

| based_on = {{based on|poems "Over the Hill to the Poorhouse" and "Over the Hill from the Poorhouse"|Will Carleton}}

| starring = Mary Carr

| music = Edgar Allen
Maurie Rubens
Lou Klein (lyrics)

| cinematography = Hal Sintzenich
George Schneiderman

| editing =

| distributor = Fox Film Corporation

| released = {{Film date|1920|9|17}}

| runtime = 11 reels

| country = United States

|gross=$2.5 million

|budget=$50,000{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/variety78-1925-03/page/n154/mode/1up?q=%22picture+grossed%22|title=Big Picture Costs and Road Show Profits|page=27|accessdate=20 March 2022|date=18 March 1925|magazine=Variety}}

| language = Silent (English intertitles)

}}

Over the Hill to the Poorhouse, also known as Over the Hill, is a 1920 American silent drama film about a woman who has a lot of children, and who never gets the chance to enjoy life. The film starred actress Mary Carr and almost all of her real-life children.[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=17868 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Over the Hill to the Poorhouse]

The film was directed by Harry Millarde, released by Fox Film Corporation, and was a box office success in 1920.

The story was previously filmed as Over the Hill to the Poorhouse (1908), starring Florence Auer. It was remade as Over the Hill (1931), starring Mae Marsh, and as Tears of a Mother (1937). The 1920 silent film is preserved at Bois d'Arcy in France.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/O/OverTheHillToThePoorho1920.html Progressive Silent Film List: Over the Hill to the Poorhouse] at silentera.com[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.77/default.html The Library of Congress Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Over the Hill to the Poorhouse]

The film cost $50,000 to make with an additional $200,000 in marketing.