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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]

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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 (1931-03-07)
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.

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]}

See also

• List of lost films

References

External links

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

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