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Father's Son
Father's Son
Directed by	William Beaudine
Written by	Walter Anthony
Based on	Old Fathers and Young Sons; by Booth Tarkington
Produced by	Robert North
Starring	Leon Janney; Lewis Stone; Irene Rich; John Halliday; Mickey Bennett
Cinematography	Arthur C. Miller
Production; company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	March 7, 1931;
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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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

Leon Janney - Bill Emory
Lewis Stone - William Emory
Irene Rich - Ruth Emory
John Halliday - Dr. Franklin
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

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]}

References

External links

Father's Son at IMDb
Father's Son at the TCM Movie Database
synopsis at AllMovie

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[1] The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: Father's Son

[2] "Father's Son".

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+| cinematography = [[Arthur C. Miller]]
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-'''''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]].
+'''''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.
+==Plot==
+{{noplot|date=December 2023}}
+==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==
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 ==See also==
 *[[List of lost films]]
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
-*{{IMDb title|0021854|Father's Son}}
+* {{IMDb title|0021854|Father's Son}}
 * {{Tcmdb title|74670|Father's Son}}
+* {{allmovie|91130|synopsis}}
 {{William Beaudine}}
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+[[Category:Lost American drama films]]
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-[[Category:English-language films]]
+[[Category:1930s English-language films]]
-[[Category:American films]]
 [[Category:Films based on works by Booth Tarkington]]
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-[[Category:1930s drama films]]
+[[Category:1931 drama films]]
-[[Category:American drama films]]
+[[Category:English-language drama films]]
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+[[Category:Films produced by Robert North]]
+[[Category:Melodrama films]]
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v t e Films directed by William Beaudine
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