My Son (1925 film) explained

My Son
Director:Edwin Carewe
Producer:Edwin Carewe
First National Pictures
Starring:Alla Nazimova
Jack Pickford
Cinematography:L. William O'Connell
Distributor:First National Pictures
Runtime: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.[1] [2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, 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.

Preservation

With no prints of My Son located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20150919124523/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=1596 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: My Son
  2. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/M/MySon1925.html Progressive Silent Film List: My Son
  3. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.7763/default.html The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: My Son