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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]].


[[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.

Revision as of 01:46, 2 January 2018

Father's Son
Directed byWilliam Beaudine
Written byWalter Anthony
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.

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.

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