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{{short description|1931 film}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
|name = Father's Son
| name = Father's Son
|image = FathersSon1930.jpg
| image = FathersSon1930.jpg
|producer = [[Robert North]]
| producer = [[Robert North (producer)|Robert North]]
|director = [[William Beaudine]]
| director = [[William Beaudine]]
|writer = [[Walter Anthony]]<br>based on the novel by [[Booth Tarkington]]
| writer = [[Walter Anthony]]
| based_on = {{based on|''Old Fathers and Young Sons''|[[Booth Tarkington]]}}
|starring = [[Leon Janney]]<br>[[Lewis Stone]]<br>[[Irene Rich]]<br>[[John Halliday (actor)|John Halliday]]<br>[[Mickey Bennett]]
| starring = [[Leon Janney]]<br>[[Lewis Stone]]<br>[[Irene Rich]]<br>[[John Halliday (actor)|John Halliday]]<br>[[Mickey Bennett (actor)|Mickey Bennett]]
|music =
|cinematography = [[Arthur C. Miller]]
| cinematography = [[Arthur C. Miller]]
| studio = [[Warner Bros.]]
|editing =
|distributor = [[Warner Brothers]]
| distributor = Warner Bros.
|released = {{Film date|1931|03|07}}
| released = {{Film date|1931|03|07}}
|runtime = 76 minutes
| runtime = 76 minutes
|language = [[English language|English]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
|country = United States
| country = United States
| budget =
| gross =
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'''''Father's Son''''' (1931) is an all-talking melodrama film which was produced by [[Warner Brothers]] in 1930 and released early in 1931. The movie is based on the original film scenario ''Old Fathers and Young Sons'' by [[Booth Tarkington]].
'''''Father's Son''''' is a 1931 American [[Pre-Code Hollywood|pre-Code]] melodrama film which was produced by [[Warner Bros.]] in 1930 and released early in 1931. The movie is based on the original film scenario ''Old Fathers and Young Sons'' by [[Booth Tarkington]].<ref>[https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/7124?sid The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: ''Father's Son'']</ref> The film is also known by the name "Boy of Mine."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021854/|title=Father's Son}}</ref>


[[Leon Janney]] was being groomed as a child star by Warners, and this film was the one of several he starred in. His career, however, never took off, and in late 1931 he was released from his contract.
[[Leon Janney]] was being groomed as a child star by Warners, and this film was the one of several he starred in. His career, however, never took off, and in late 1931 he was released from his contract.

==Plot==
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==Cast==
*[[Leon Janney]] - Bill Emory
*[[Lewis Stone]] - William Emory
*[[Irene Rich]] - Ruth Emory
*[[John Halliday (actor)|John Halliday]] - Dr. Franklin
*[[Mickey Bennett (actor)|Mickey Bennett]] - Junior Pettis
*Robert Dandridge - Vestibule Pullman Porter
*[[George H. Reed]] - Pullman Porter Johnson
*[[Gertrude Howard]] - Dinah
*[[Bertha Mann]] - Mrs. Stewart
*Grover Ligon - Chauffeur (*Grover Liggon)


==Preservation==
==Preservation==
The film is believed to be a [[lost film]], with no film elements known to exist.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}} The complete soundtrack, however, survives on [[Vitaphone]] disks.
The film is believed to be a [[lost film]], with no film elements known to exist.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}} The complete soundtrack, however, survives on [[Vitaphone]] disks.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of lost films]]
*[[List of lost films]]

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0021854|Father's Son}}
* {{IMDb title|0021854|Father's Son}}
* {{Tcmdb title|74670|Father's Son}}
* {{Tcmdb title|74670|Father's Son}}
* {{allmovie|91130|synopsis}}


{{William Beaudine}}
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Revision as of 15:59, 16 June 2024

Father's Son
Directed byWilliam Beaudine
Written byWalter Anthony
Based onOld Fathers and Young Sons
by Booth Tarkington
Produced byRobert North
StarringLeon Janney
Lewis Stone
Irene Rich
John Halliday
Mickey Bennett
CinematographyArthur C. Miller
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • March 7, 1931 (1931-03-07)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Father's Son is a 1931 American pre-Code melodrama film which was produced by Warner Bros. in 1930 and released early in 1931. The movie is based on the original film scenario Old Fathers and Young Sons by Booth Tarkington.[1] The film is also known by the name "Boy of Mine."[2]

Leon Janney was being groomed as a child star by Warners, and this film was the one of several he starred in. His career, however, never took off, and in late 1931 he was released from his contract.

Plot

Cast

Preservation

The film is believed to be a lost film, with no film elements known to exist.[citation needed] The complete soundtrack, however, survives on Vitaphone disks.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: Father's Son
  2. ^ "Father's Son".


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