My Son (1925 film)

My Son
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Directed by	Edwin Carewe
Written by	Finis Fox
Based on	My Son by Martha M. Stanley[1]
Produced by	Edwin Carewe First National Pictures
Starring	Alla Nazimova Jack Pickford
Cinematography	L. William O'Connell
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	April 19, 1925 (1925-04-19)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (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

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

• Alla Nazimova as Anna Silva
• Jack Pickford as Tony
• Hobart Bosworth as Sheriff Ellery Parker
• Ian Keith as Felipe Vargas
• Mary Akin as Rosa Pina
• Charles Murray as Captain Joe Barnby
• Constance Bennett as Betty Smith
• Dot Farley as Hattie Smith
• Billy Butts as Freckled Face Boy (uncredited)

Preservation

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

References

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 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

External links

• My Son at IMDb
• Still with Nazimova and Hobart Bosworth (University of Washington, Sayre Collection)