| Father and Son | |
| Director: | Erle C. Kenton |
| Producer: | Harry Cohn |
| Starring: | Jack Holt Dorothy Revier Helene Chadwick |
| Music: | Constantin Bakaleinikoff |
| Cinematography: | Ted Tetzlaff |
| Studio: | Columbia Pictures[1] |
| Distributor: | Columbia Pictures |
| Runtime: | 72 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | Sound (Part-Talkie) English Intertitles |
Father and Son is a 1929 American sound part-talkie pre-Code drama film directed by Erle C. Kenton from a story by Elmer Harris. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The sound was recorded via the Western Electric sound-on-film process. The film was produced by Harry Cohn for Columbia Pictures.[2]
Wealthy businessman and widower Frank Fields departs for Europe, leaving his son Jimmy in the charge of Miss White, a nextdoor neighbor.
The film featured a theme song entitled "There's No Other Dad Like My Dad" composed by Constantin Bakaleinikoff. The song is sung by Mickey McBan in the film.
Production for Father and Son began by Columbia Pictures on February 23, 1929.[1]
A copy of the film is held at the Cinematheque Royale de Belgique, and a part-talking copy of the film is held at the Library of Congress.[3]