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My Son (1925 film)

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My Son
Lobby card
Directed byEdwin Carewe
Written byFinis Fox
Based onMy Son
by Martha M. Stanley[1]
Produced byEdwin Carewe
First National Pictures
StarringAlla Nazimova
Jack Pickford
CinematographyL. William O'Connell
Distributed byFirst National Pictures
Release date
  • April 19, 1925 (1925-04-19)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

My Son is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Edwin Carewe and starring Alla Nazimova. Carewe produced with First National who distributed the film.[2][3]

Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[4] Tony, beloved son of Portuguese mother Anna Silva, allows his head to be turned in the summer resort colony by Betty Smith, daughter of a former neighbor now grown wealthy. She shows him how to become a popular dancing instructor. Afraid of losing her, he steals to keep up appearances. The theft is traced to him, but out of respect for his mother, the sheriff gives him a chance. In this crisis, the mother shows her strength and has him kidnapped and shanghaied for a two year's trip around the world. On board the ship is the young woman the mother wants him to marry.

Cast

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Preservation

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With no prints of My Son located in any film archives,[5] it is a lost film.

References

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  1. ^ My Son presented on Broadway; Princess Theatre September 1924 to May 1925
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: My Son (Wayback)
  3. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: My Son at silentera.com
  4. ^ "New Pictures: My Son", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (6): 59–60, May 2, 1925, retrieved January 25, 2022 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: My Son
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