His Father's Son (1917)
64 mins | Comedy-drama | 19 March 1917
Director:
George D. BakerWriters:
June Mathis, Channing Pollock, Rennold WolfProduction Company:
Rolfe Photoplays, Inc.The start of principal photography under the working title, The Great Green Eye, was reported in the 13 January 1917 Motion Picture News. Weeks later, the 17 February 1917 Motion Picture listed the official title as His Father’s Son, with a tentative release date of 16 April 1917.
The film was released on 19 March 1917, followed by openings during the week of 25 March 1917 at the Park Theatre in Boston, MA; on 30 March 1917 at Moore’s Strand Theatre in Washington, DC; and on 5 April 1917 at the Palace Theatre in Des Moines, IA.
That same year, Paramount Pictures Corp. released The Son of His Father (see entry), referred to by the November 1917 Picture-Play and the 17 November 1917 Motion Picture News as His Father’s Son. An unrelated short subject with the same title was released by Universal Film Mfg. Co. in 1912.
According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is extant.
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The start of principal photography under the working title, The Great Green Eye, was reported in the 13 January 1917 Motion Picture News. Weeks later, the 17 February 1917 Motion Picture listed the official title as His Father’s Son, with a tentative release date of 16 April 1917.
The film was released on 19 March 1917, followed by openings during the week of 25 March 1917 at the Park Theatre in Boston, MA; on 30 March 1917 at Moore’s Strand Theatre in Washington, DC; and on 5 April 1917 at the Palace Theatre in Des Moines, IA.
That same year, Paramount Pictures Corp. released The Son of His Father (see entry), referred to by the November 1917 Picture-Play and the 17 November 1917 Motion Picture News as His Father’s Son. An unrelated short subject with the same title was released by Universal Film Mfg. Co. in 1912.
According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is extant.
When J. Dabney Barron flunks out of college, his father, wealthy gem connoisseur Adam Barron, cancels the youth’s allowance and wagers that he will be unable to hold a modest job for one month. Dabney finds employment at a detective agency, where he is assigned to protect a valuable emerald in the home of John Arden. Posing as the Arden’s butler, Dabney successfully guards the gem for thirty days. Dabney proclaims his love for John's daughter, Betty, but he is fired when her father discovers them in an embrace. As he prepares to leave, Dabney comes upon Lord Lawrence, a house guest, breaking into John’s safe. Dabney overpowers the thief, wins the bet as well as Betty's love, and proves himself to be his father's ...
When J. Dabney Barron flunks out of college, his father, wealthy gem connoisseur Adam Barron, cancels the youth’s allowance and wagers that he will be unable to hold a modest job for one month. Dabney finds employment at a detective agency, where he is assigned to protect a valuable emerald in the home of John Arden. Posing as the Arden’s butler, Dabney successfully guards the gem for thirty days. Dabney proclaims his love for John's daughter, Betty, but he is fired when her father discovers them in an embrace. As he prepares to leave, Dabney comes upon Lord Lawrence, a house guest, breaking into John’s safe. Dabney overpowers the thief, wins the bet as well as Betty's love, and proves himself to be his father's son.
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