Fields' 10-year-old son Jimmy takes a dislike to his father's new wife, because of the boy's feelings for his dead mother, causing the boy to leave home. When Jimmy returns, Grace is found murdered, and Jimmy has become a suspect.
If you have an hour to kill and you like those old movies where everyone overacts just a little bit to make sure the people in the back row get it, Father and Son is worth a look. It’s for people who enjoy those dusty, transition-era films where you can still feel the silent movie DNA in the actors' faces. If you hate ...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Erle C. Kenton
Edgar Jones
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"If you have an hour to kill and you like those old movies where everyone overacts just a little bit to make sure the people in the back row get it, Father and Son is worth a look. It’s for people who enjoy those dusty, transition-era films where you can still feel the silent movie DNA in the actors' faces. If you hate slow-moving plots where kids mope around for thirty minutes, you’ll probably want to skip this one. The whole thing starts off feeling like a standard family drama. Jack Holt pl..."
Mickey McBan
Jack Townley, Fanny Hatton, Frederic Hatton, Elmer Harris
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