A Son of His Father
- September 28, 1925 (1925-09-28) (U.S.)
- 70 minutes
- 7 reels; 6,925 feet[3]
English intertitles
A Son of His Father is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Victor Fleming. The screenplay, by Anthony Coldeway, was based on Harold Bell Wright's novel. The film stars Bessie Love, Warner Baxter, Raymond Hatton, and Walter McGrail. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky Corporation and distributed by Paramount Pictures.
The film is considered lost.[a][6][7]
Plot
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Irish immigrant Nora (Love) arrives at Big Boy Morgan's (Baxter) ranch on the Mexico–United States border to visit her brother. Holdbrook (McGrail), an arms smuggler, tries to reclaim a debt owed by Morgan's father by taking the ranch, although Morgan wants to pay him money instead. Holdbrook and Morgan both fall for Nora, who likes Morgan. Holdbrook is implicated in smuggling, and Nora and Morgan are married.[1][8]
Cast
- Bessie Love as Nora Shea
- Warner Baxter as Big Boy Morgan
- Raymond Hatton as Charlie Grey
- Walter McGrail as Holdbrook
- Carl Stockdale as Zobester
- William Eugene as Larry
- Jim Farley as Indian Pete
- Charles Stevens as Pablo
- Valentina Zimina as Dolores
- George Kuwa as Wing
Reception
The film received generally positive reviews.[3][9]
References
- Notes
- ^ Although the Library of Congress, among other sources, lists the film as being preserved at the UCLA Film and Television Archive,[4] the film in their collection is the similarly-titled 1917 film The Son of His Father.[5]
- Citations
- ^ a b Langman, Larry (1992). A Guide to Silent Westerns. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 421. ISBN 978-0-313-27858-7.
- ^ Wright, Harold Bell (1925). A Son of His Father. New York, NY: Appleton & Co. OCLC 1026481315.
- ^ a b Geer, W.C. (October 23, 1926). "Straight from the Shoulder Reports". Moving Picture World. p. 505.
- ^ "American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: A Son of His Father". The Library of Congress. September 3, 2023.
- ^ "Son of his father (Motion picture : 1917)". UCLA Library Catalog.
- ^ Bennett, Carl (February 9, 2015). "Progressive Silent Film List: A Son of His Father". Silent Era.
- ^ Munden, Kenneth W., ed. (1971). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films 1921–1930. New York: R.R. Bowker Company. p. 743. ISBN 9780520215214. OCLC 664500075.
- ^ "A Son of His Father". The Film Daily. October 11, 1925. p. 10.
- ^ F.P.L. (August 27, 1925). "A Son of His Father". The Film Daily. p. 9.
External links
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- A Son of His Father at IMDb
- A Son of His Father at AllMovie
- A Son of His Father at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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